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Mechanical properties of soils determined in situ

Author: Philippe REIFFSTECK

Publication date: September 10, 2021, Review date: November 7, 2022

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3. Ménard pressuremeter test

This test consists in radially expanding a cylindrical cell placed in a pre-borehole (figure 19 ). It is the fact that the test is carried out in a pre-borehole that essentially differentiates this test from other pressuremeter tests carried out by self-drilling or by directly sinking the probe by ramming or jacking.

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