3. Geotechnical properties applicable to earthworks
As we have seen, properties relating to soil mechanics are generally important for earthworkers.
One area of particular interest to him is the application of geotechnics to earthworks.
This field involves the study of certain characteristic properties of soils, in particular their nature and condition.
Remember that cohesion and the angle of internal friction, as well as the phenomenon of expansion, depend on these two major factors.
Soil is a material essentially made up of distinct solid grains, which may also contain water and air. The grains are on such a scale, in relation to the volume of the soil under consideration, that the law of large numbers is applicable.
This definition implies that a soil is a mixture of a dispersed...
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Standardization
Association française de normalisation AFNOR
Standards for aggregates
- Aggregates – Measurement of the friability coefficient of sands. Classification index P18-576. - P18-576 - Décembre 1990
- Test to determine the mechanical and physical properties of aggregates – Part 1: Determination of wear resistance (micro-DEVAL)....
Organizations
CFTR French Committee for Road Techniques http://www.cftr.asso.fr/
AFTES Association française des travaux en souterrain http://www.aftes.asso.fr/
ISRM International Society for Rock Mecanics http://www.isrm.net
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Conferences and symposia
AFTES International Congress – October 10, 11 and 12, 2005 – Chambéry (Savoie).
1 er international symposium on earthworks in Europe. Paris, Palais des Congrès, October 26 and 27, 2005; organized by Syndicat des Terrassiers de France, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées, École...
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