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INDEX PROPERTY SOIL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-03-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Tests (Construction)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- index property
1, record 1, English, index%20property
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- index property of soil 2, record 1, English, index%20property%20of%20soil
correct, see observation
- index properties 3, record 1, English, index%20properties
correct, see observation
- index properties of soils 2, record 1, English, index%20properties%20of%20soils
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Index Properties (soils). Includes mechanical analysis; evaluation of the liquid limit and plastic limit; determination of the specific gravity of the soil particles; compressive strength as determined on unconfined samples, and determination of the natural water content from undisturbed samples. The index properties enable comparisons being made between different soils, and the data can be related to the behaviour of soils. 3, record 1, English, - index%20property
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... simple methods were described for identifying the major soil components ... They must be supplemented by other procedures leading to quantitative results that may be related to the physical properties with which the engineer is directly concerned ... the tests required for this purpose are known as classification tests, and the results as the index properties of the soils. 2, record 1, English, - index%20property
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
index property: usually found in plural (index properties). 4, record 1, English, - index%20property
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Essais du sol (Construction)
- Mécanique des sols
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- propriété caractéristique
1, record 1, French, propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20caract%C3%A9ristique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La plasticité est une propriété caractéristique des éléments très fins ou argileux du sol [...] 2, record 1, French, - propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20caract%C3%A9ristique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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