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ANDINA CONE PENETROMETER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Soil Science
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Andina cone penetrometer
1, record 1, English, Andina%20cone%20penetrometer
correct, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Types of penetrometer in use include the following: (i) Mechanical penetrometer tip: Dutch mantle cone; Dutch friction sleeve; USSR mantle cone; simple cone; Andina cone; Andina friction sleeve. 1, record 1, English, - Andina%20cone%20penetrometer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Science du sol
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pénétromètre Andina
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9n%C3%A9trom%C3%A8tre%20Andina
correct, masculine noun, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pénétromètre statique-dynamique 2, record 1, French, p%C3%A9n%C3%A9trom%C3%A8tre%20statique%2Ddynamique
correct, masculine noun, generic
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on a tenté de réunir dans un seul et même appareil les avantages de la pénétration statique et ceux de la pénétration dynamique. C'est ainsi que sont nés les appareils Meurisse et Andina qu'il est possible d'appeler «statique-dynamique». 1, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9n%C3%A9trom%C3%A8tre%20Andina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] pénétromètre Andina (breveté) en Suisse et mis en service en France en novembre 1967) dont la force maximale est de 15 tonnes [...] 1, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9n%C3%A9trom%C3%A8tre%20Andina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Le pénétromètre Andina permet également le prélèvement, par pression ou percussion, d'échantillons non remaniés et même un carottage continu. 1, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9n%C3%A9trom%C3%A8tre%20Andina
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pénétromètre : Appareil qui mesure la dureté d'un bitume, d'un sol ou d'un autre produit consistant, par l'essai de pénétration. 3, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9n%C3%A9trom%C3%A8tre%20Andina
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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