LITHOLOGICAL STUDY OF SAINT-OUEN LIMESTONE IN THE PARIS REGION. SOME GEOTECHNICAL CONSEQUENCES
ETUDE LITHOLOGIQUE DU CALCAIRE DE SAINT-OUEN DANS LA REGION PARISIENNE. QUELQUES CONSEQUENCES D'ORDRE GEOTECHNIQUE
THE AUTHOR STUDIES THE LITHOLOGICAL HETEROGENEITY OF THE SAINT-OUEN MARL-LIMESTONE IN THE PARIS REGION. A BRIEF REVIEW IS PRESENTED OF THE DIFFICULTIES FACING SOIL MECHANICS ENGINEERS AND CIVIL ENGINEERS, AND POSSIBLE METHODS OF CONDUCTING A GEOTECHNICAL SUMMARY STUDY ARE OUTLINED. DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF THE TECHNIQUE WHICH, IN THE OPINION OF THE AUTHOR, IS BEST SUITED TO A REGIONAL STUDY. IT CONSISTS MAINLY OF AN INVENTORY OF THE DIFFERENT FACIES: ANALYSIS OF PETROGRAPHIC AND GEOTECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS BASED ON DETAILED LITHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AND IDENTIFICATION OF TEST RESULTS; THEN A STUDY OF THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THESE DIFFERENT FACIES AT VARYING SCALES. TO SHOW THESE FACIES CLEARLY AND THEIR VARIATIONS, A RAPID, LOW-COST NATURAL RADIOACTIVE LOGGING METHOD IS PROPOSED TOGETHER WITH THE USE OF THE PRESSIOMETER TEST.
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Authors:
- CARON, B
- Publication Date: 1976-8
Language
- French
Media Info
- Pagination: 164P
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Serial:
- RAPPORT DE RECHERCHE 55
- Issue Number: 55
- Publisher: Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chausees (LCPC)
- ISSN: 0085-2643
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Heterogeneity; Instruments for measuring loads or pressure; Limestone; Logging; Marl; Nuclear radiation; Petrography; Properties of materials; Soil mechanics; Surveying; Tests; Theses
- Uncontrolled Terms: Pressiometer; Site investigation
- Geographic Terms: France
- ITRD Terms: 8036: France; 5915: Heterogeneity; 4131: Limestone; 5730: Logging; 4119: Marl; 4060: Petrography; 6128: Pressiometer; 5925: Properties; 6726: Radiation (nucl); 5722: Site investigation; 5755: Soil mechanics; 6255: Test; 8597: Thesis
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Materials; I41: General Soil Surveys;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01296799
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 21 2010 6:05AM