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BOX SHEAR APPARATUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-01-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Soil Tests (Construction)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Casagrande shear test apparatus
1, record 1, English, Casagrande%20shear%20test%20apparatus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- direct shear apparatus 2, record 1, English, direct%20shear%20apparatus
- direct box shear apparatus 3, record 1, English, direct%20box%20shear%20apparatus
- box shear apparatus 4, record 1, English, box%20shear%20apparatus
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Direct shear tests ... In the device of Fig. 4.24a, this is done by placing the sample in two superimposed boxes, one of which is movable. 5, record 1, English, - Casagrande%20shear%20test%20apparatus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Arthur Casagrande, one of the great civil engineers ... of this century ... developed ... the direct shear apparatus. 6, record 1, English, - Casagrande%20shear%20test%20apparatus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Essais du sol (Construction)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boîte de Casagrande (cisaillement rectiligne)
1, record 1, French, bo%C3%AEte%20de%20Casagrande%20%28cisaillement%20rectiligne%29
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- boîte de Casagrande 2, record 1, French, bo%C3%AEte%20de%20Casagrande
correct, feminine noun
- boîte de cisaillement 3, record 1, French, bo%C3%AEte%20de%20cisaillement
correct, feminine noun
- appareil Casagrande 4, record 1, French, appareil%20Casagrande
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cellule dans laquelle est placé l'échantillon de sol qu'on veut soumettre à l'essai de cisaillement rectiligne. 5, record 1, French, - bo%C3%AEte%20de%20Casagrande%20%28cisaillement%20rectiligne%29
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la boîte de cisaillement [...] se compose de deux boîtes rectangulaires, sans fond, placées l'une au-dessus de l'autre, et dans lesquelles est enfermé l'échantillon du terrain à étudier, avec une section horizontale S au niveau du joint des boîtes. 6, record 1, French, - bo%C3%AEte%20de%20Casagrande%20%28cisaillement%20rectiligne%29
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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