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TEST CONE ABRAMS [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Destructive and Non-destructive Tests (Mat.)
DEF

A test for the consistency of concrete, made with a metal mould in the form of a frustum of a cone with the following internal dimensions; bottom diameter 200 mm (8 in), top diameter 100 mm (4 in), height 300 mm (12 in).

OBS

slump test: term proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Contrôle destructif et non destructif (Matér.)
DEF

Détermination de l’ouvrabilité d’un béton, par mesure de l’affaissement d’un volume déterminé de ce béton sous l’influence de son poids.

OBS

Le résultat, obtenu au cône d’Abrams, s’exprime en centimètres.

OBS

essai d’affaissement au cône : terme proposé par l’Association mondiale de la Route.

Spanish

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