3. Glossary

Core – Core sample

Core sampling.

Corer – Sampler

Cylindrical sampling tool with circular cross-section designed to obtain a sample or core, and used in a purpose-built borehole, either by punching (sinking, hammering or vibropercussion) or by rotation.

Technical drilling section – Drilling record

All information about the borehole (characteristics, execution details, water arrivals or losses, incidents, observations, etc.). ).

Sample – Sample

Sampling result.

Échantillon non-remanié – Undisturbed sample

A sample, taken under conditions that modify as little as possible the nature and condition of the soil, which, in the laboratory, under an appropriate stress path,...