PRESSIOMETER TESTS AND PROCESSING OF TEST RESULTS
LES ESSAIS PRESSIOMETRIQUES ET L'EXPLOITATION DE LEURS RESULTATS
THIS RESEARCH PROJECT EXPLAINS THE PRINCIPLE OF THE PRESSIOMETER TEST, AND LISTS AND DESCRIBES THE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED. DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF THE TEST PROCEDURES AND OF THE INSTALLATION OF THE PROBE BY PRELIMINARY DRILLING, BY DRIVING, BY VIBRATORY DRIVING OR JACKING OR BY SELF-DRILLING. THE EXECUTION OF THE TEST IS DESCRIBED TOGETHER WITH THE PROCESSING OF THE TEST RESULTS. THE PROCESSING CAN TAKE THE FORM OF A DIRECT PRESSIOMETER CURVE OR AN INVERTED PRESSIOMETER CURVE, OR THE RELATIVE VOLUME METHOD CAN BE USED. THE PRESSIOMETER TEST RESULTS WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE LOAD TO WHICH THE SUBGRADE CAN BE SUBJECTED, THE BEARING CAPACITY AND SETTLEMENT OF A SHALLOW OR DEEP FOUNDATION. THERE ARE OTHER FIELDS IN WHICH THE RESULTS CAN BE APPLIED. AN ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TO ESTABLISH SOME CORRELATIONS.
Language
- French
Project
- Status: Completed
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Sponsor Organizations:
IRSIA
RUE DE CRAYER 6
BRUXELLES, Belgium B-1050CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE DE LA CONSTRUCTION (SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION)
RUE DU LOMBARD 41
BRUXELLES, Belgium B-1000 -
Project Managers:
LEGRAND, C
VAN WAMBEKE, A
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Performing Organizations:
ECOLE ROYALE MILITAIRE (ROYAL MILITARY SCHOOL)
RUE HOBBEMA
BRUXELLES, Belgium B-1040CENTRE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE DE LA CONSTRUCTION (SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION)
RUE DU LOMBARD 41
BRUXELLES, Belgium B-1000 - Start Date: 19770000
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 19770200
- Source Data: ITRD F500746
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Boreholes; California bearing ratio; Drilling; Foundations; Ground settlement; Instruments for measuring loads or pressure; Research projects; Soils; Tests
- Uncontrolled Terms: Pressiometer
- Geographic Terms: Belgium
- ITRD Terms: 3085: Bearing capacity; 8008: Belgium; 5711: Bore hole; 3087: CBR; 3871: Drilling; 3377: Foundation; 6128: Pressiometer; 8557: Research project; 5792: Settlement; 4156: Soil; 6255: Test
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Research; I41: General Soil Surveys; I42: Soil Mechanics;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01302433
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 21 2010 8:40AM