Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

crumb test

Spanish translation:

1) crumb test 2) ensayo químico de fracciones de suelo

Added to glossary by Pantoglot
Feb 18, 2005 17:57
19 yrs ago
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English term

crumb test

English to Spanish Other Geology
Dispersivity
Dispersivity may be of concern from a hydraulic stability point of view for the waste rock dumps when encapsulation of potentially ARD wastes is required. A *****crumb test**** was conducted on WS-BH2 sample and non-dispersive property was determined.

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crumb test

it appears that the same phrase is used in spanish. see the following website...

http://www.pdv.com/lexico/tesis/udo-02la.htm

where the same test is referenced in a thesis summary...

En el presente trabajo de grado se describe el comportamiento de algunos suelos residuales y aluviales que serán tomados de la zona de préstamo 10A ubicado en la margen derecha aguas abajo del Río Caroní del proyecto Tocoma, realizando ensayos que miden porcentaje y grado de dispersivilidad de los suelos utilizando los ensayos Pinhole, Doble Hidrómetro y CRUMB TEST, tomando en cuenta que se deben utilizar suelos finos arcillosos (Arcillas y Limos).
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "tambien lo encontre asi: "Ensayo químico de fracciones de suelo""
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Crumb Test

Por lo que he visto en la web, lo usan así, es muy probable que sea el nombre Crumb, mejor dicho el apellido de quien llevó a cabo alguna vez el test, o sea, una especie de "inventor". Espero que te ayude. Suerte.
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ensayo de Emerson Crumb

I'm not an expert on soil or geology, but based on the research, this test must be named after someone called Emerson Crumb.

Douglas Partners
... classification eg. Atterberg limits, gradings, hydrometer, density, Emerson
crumb, shrink-swell index; earthworks eg. Field density ...
www.douglaspartners.com.au/nata.php3 - 9k - Feb 16, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages

GRDC - Research Summaries - Functions of soil organic matter and ...
... (1975) observed similar relationships between SOC content and aggregate
stability. Using the Emerson crumb test, Greenland et al. ...
www.grdc.com.au/growers/ res_summ/CSO00029/introduction.htm - 29k - Cached - Similar pages

EXPLANATION OF THE WHITE RIVER 1:50 000 ENGINEERING GEOLOGY ...
... Dispersive soils have been identified using the Emerson Crumb test and are found
to cover approximately 30 per cent of the map- sheet area. ...
www.geoscience.org.za/whatsnew/whiterivergeot.htm - 8k -


I only found one reference in Spanish:
http://www.ing.una.py/laboratorios/geotecnia/cgeotecnia.html
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agree cuervo04
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