Pénétromètre à chute libre: Impact et pénétration dans des argiles reconstituées

1985 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Levacher

The use of a free-fall penetrometer for the determination of the in situ mechanical properties of reconstituted clays is presented. The penetrometer is equipped with an accelerometer for measuring continuously the acceleration or the deceleration. The equipment is relatively simple and the test is fast. The usefulness of such a test is demonstrated, and its adaptation to in situ testing is easy to achieve. Laboratory tests indicate that the shear strength can be directly computed as a function of depth. The penetrometer, as developed, can reach a depth of 0.50 m, but it is possible to achieve greater depths with some modifications. The results presented pertain to a few test series on reconstituted clays, with impact velocities up to 8 m/s. Key words: penetrometer, impact, reconstituted clays, tests, dynamic resistance, cohesion. [Journal translation]

1986 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marius Roy ◽  
Michel Lemieux

Extensive in situ testing and undisturbed sampling were carried out near two steel piles to determine the long-term state of a clay in which these piles had been driven 7 years before. Results show that this material exhibits a rigidity that varies with the distance from the pile. The average rigidity in the zone of study is representative of a slightly destructured clay. The shear strength of this clay is, in most cases, equal to the shear strength of the intact material except in the zone located at depth greater than 3.5 m and within 30 cm of the pile wall, where lower shear strength values were consistently monitored. It is believed that reconsolidation after driving took place in this last case under relatively low stresses. Key words: piles, clays, ageing, destruction, reconsolidation, shear strength, rigidity, limit state.


1996 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 180-185
Author(s):  
Lorne W. Gold

A description is given of the nature of problems caused by ice for the engineer. Factors controlling the deformation behaviour and strength of ice are discussed briefly. A distinction is made between the behaviour of the relatively small volumes of competent ice that are normally used for tests and the large, inhomogeneous bodies that must be considered by the engineer. Consideration is given to the implications of this for the conduct of in situ tests and the interpretation of their results. Key words: ice, mechanical properties, mechanical behaviour, in situ testing, pressuremeter.


2010 ◽  
Vol 97-101 ◽  
pp. 814-817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Deng

One of the greatest drawbacks to predicting the behaviour of bonded joints has been the lack of reliable data on the mechanical properties of adhesives. In this study, methods for determining mechanical properties of structural adhesive were discussed. The Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio and tensile strength of the adhesive were tested by dogbone specimens (bulk form) and butt joint specimens (in situ form). The shear modulus and shear strength were test by V-notched specimens (bulk form) and thick adherend lap-shear (TALS) joint specimens (in situ form). The test results show that the elastic modulus provided by the manufacturer is too low, the dogbone specimen is better than the butt joint specimen to test the tensile strength and elastic modulus and the TALS joint specimen is better than the V-notched specimen to test the shear strength.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 3-18
Author(s):  
Ali Saberi Varzaneh ◽  
Mahmoud Naderi

Considering the differences between environmental conditions of concrete structures and laboratory conditions, it is important to determine the parameters of the materials at the site of the structure. One of these materials is cement-based repair mortars due to the damage of concrete structures that may arise due to chemical or physical factors, these structures are required to be repaired. For this reason, in this paper, to determine the strength of repair mortars of different ages and under different Curing, Situ methods "Friction-Transfer" and "Pull-off" were used and the relationships between the Flexural Compressive, Tensile and readings obtained from the above methods on cementations mortars are presented. Experiments were performed on mortars at ages 3, 7, 28, 42 and 90 days under the conditions of "waterlogging", "Curing Agent" and "releasing in the outdoor". The results show the high impact of the process on the Flexural Compressive, Tensile of the repair mortars and the results of the "Friction-Transfer" and "Pull-off" methods. Also, a high correlation coefficient was obtained between the mechanical properties of the mortars and the results of the above tests; it is possible to measure the mechanical properties of repair mortars in situ with high confidence and in situ


1986 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Wasti ◽  
M. H. Bezirci

The liquid and plastic limits for a variety of natural and artificial soils covering a wide range of plasticity, as determined by the Casagrande method and the fall cone test and based on a strength criterion, were compared. To check the validity of the strength criterion, the undrained shear strength of these soils has been determined with a laboratory vane over the water content range between these limits. A limited comparison of the undrained strength values obtained from the vane test and fall cone test is also given. Key words: Atterberg limits, consistency, fall cone, laboratory vane, shear strength.


1985 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. O. Hughes ◽  
P. K. Robertson

An alternative approach to pressuremeter testing in sand, where the pressuremeter is pushed closed-ended, is discussed. Observations from cone penetration testing in sands are used to provide a theoretical background to the expected stress conditions around a full-displacement pressuremeter probe pushed into sand. The anticipated stress paths followed during the pressure expansion phase of the test are discussed. Data from both self-boring and full-displacement pressuremeter tests in sand are presented to support some of the suggested theoretical background. Key words: pressuremeter testing, in situ testing, sand.


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