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OEDOMETRIE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Soil Science
- Soil Tests (Construction)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oedometer test
1, record 1, English, oedometer%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- oedometry 2, record 1, English, oedometry
correct
- confined compression test 3, record 1, English, confined%20compression%20test
correct
- consolidation test 4, record 1, English, consolidation%20test
correct
- consolidometer test 5, record 1, English, consolidometer%20test
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the classical test for the determination of compressibility and consolidation. In this test, the cylindrical sample as a whole can move only in the direction of its vertical axis and only in this direction can the pore water and the pore air be squeezed out. 6, record 1, English, - oedometer%20test
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A suite of mechanical tests on clay samples was performed: oedometry, triaxial tests and Atterberg tests. 7, record 1, English, - oedometer%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Science du sol
- Essais du sol (Construction)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- essai à l'oedomètre
1, record 1, French, essai%20%C3%A0%20l%27oedom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- essai oedométrique 2, record 1, French, essai%20oedom%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun
- oedométrie 3, record 1, French, oedom%C3%A9trie
correct, feminine noun
- essai de compressibilité à l'oedomètre 4, record 1, French, essai%20de%20compressibilit%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20l%27oedom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
- essai de compressibilité 5, record 1, French, essai%20de%20compressibilit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] essai destiné à déterminer, en fonction d’une contrainte de compression donnée appliquée au sol, les déformations que celui-ci subit. [...] Cet essai est réalisé au laboratoire au moyen d’un appareil appelé «oedomètre» [...] 6, record 1, French, - essai%20%C3%A0%20l%27oedom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Divers essais géotechniques standards exécutés en laboratoire et in situ, notamment(liste non exhaustive, la norme detaille divers méthodes de mesure standardiseés) : masse volumique, teneur en eau naturelle, limite de consistance, granulométrie, teneur en matière organique, oedométrie, compression, cisaillement, essai triaxial, perméabilité, compactage, essai de laque, essai pressiométrique, essais de pénétrométrie, scissomètrie, etc. 7, record 1, French, - essai%20%C3%A0%20l%27oedom%C3%A8tre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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