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INDICE VIDES [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Concrete Preparation and Mixing
DEF

The ratio of the volume of void space to the volume of solid substance in any material consisting of voids and solid material, such as in a soil sample, a sediment, or sedimentary rock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Fabrication du béton
DEF

Rapport du volume des vides d'un milieu poreux ou fissuré au volume de la matrice solide du milieu.

CONT

[...] l'indice des vides [...] est le rapport du volume des vides au volume des pleins.

CONT

Les matériaux meubles, comme les vases, sables et projections volcaniques, sont affectés plus fortement et plus vite que les roches consistantes [...] Primitivement gorgés d'eau ou d'air, ils se tassent; l'indice des vides diminue [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
  • Mecánica del suelo
  • Fabricación del hormigón
DEF

Relación entre el volumen de huecos en una muestra dada de suelo poroso y el volumen de partículas sólidas.

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