geotechnical field test

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• Geotechnical investigation — Geotechnical investigations are performed by geotechnical engineers or engineering geologists to obtain information on the physical properties of soil and rock around a site to design earthworks and foundations for proposed structures and for… …   Wikipedia

• Geotechnical engineering — [ Boston s Big Dig presented geotechnical challenges in an urban environment.] Geotechnical engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. Geotechnical engineering includes investigating …   Wikipedia

• Direct shear test — A direct shear test also known as shearbox test is a laboratory or field test used by geotechnical engineers to measure the shear strength properties of soil[1][2] or rock[2] material, or of discontinuties in soil or rock masses.[3] …   Wikipedia

• Nuclear Densometer Test — A Nuclear Densometer Test is a field test used in geotechnical engineering. The test is performed on a compacted base to establish its percentage of compaction. Before field tests are performed, the technician performs a calibration on the gauge… …   Wikipedia

• Cone penetration test — A CPT truck operated by the USGS. The cone penetration test (CPT) is an in situ testing method used to determine the geotechnical engineering properties of soils and delineating soil stratigraphy. It was initially developed in the 1950s at the… …   Wikipedia

• Oedometer test — Incremental Loading frame developed by Bishop An oedometer test is a kind of geotechnical investigation performed in geotechnical engineering that measures a soil s consolidation properties. Oedometer tests are performed by applying different… …   Wikipedia

• Tieback (geotechnical) — For other uses, see Tieback (disambiguation). A tieback is a horizontal wire or rod, or a helical anchor used to reinforce retaining walls for stability. With one end of the tieback secured to the wall, the other end is anchored to a stable… …   Wikipedia

• Soil test — In agriculture, a soil test is the analysis of a soil sample to determine nutrient content, composition and other characteristics, including contaminants. Tests are usually performed to measure fertility and indicate deficiencies that need to be… …   Wikipedia

• Buchan oil field — Infobox Oil field name = Buchan oil field region = Central North Sea, South Halibut Basin country = latd = latm = lats = latNS = longd = longm = longs = longEW = locblock = offonshore = Offshore operators = Talisman Energy partners = caption =… …   Wikipedia

• Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory …   Wikipedia

• Newmark's sliding block — The Newmark s sliding block analysis method is an engineering method used to calculate the permanent displacements of soil slopes (also embankments and dams) during seismic loading. It is also simply called Newmark s analysis or Sliding block… …   Wikipedia