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May 22, 2014 23:11
10 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Portugal
Contracts, Accounts and Aviation
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, French to English
pancadas
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Geology
final design for viaduct
A compacidade dos solos de alteração destas rochas apresenta-se sempre muito elevada, tendo os ensaios SPT realizados neste sector do maciço granítico, sido iguais ou muito superiores a 60 pancadas.
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Gilmar Fernandes
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United States
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United States
25 + yrs. Business experience PORT- ENG
Native in: Portuguese 
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Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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blows
The test uses a thick-walled sample tube, with an outside diameter of 50 mm and an inside diameter of 35 mm, and a length of around 650 mm. This is driven into the ground at the bottom of a borehole by ***blows*** from a slide hammer with a weight of 63.5 kg (140 lb) falling through a distance of 760 mm (30 in).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_penetration_test
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_penetration_test
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