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Projet de recherche ARSCOP

nouvelles Approches de Reconnaissance des Sols
et de Conception des Ouvrages géotechniques avec le Pressiomètre

Programme de recherche collaborative

2016 - 2020

Améliorer la reconnaissance des sols
et le dimensionnement des ouvrages géotechniques

Développer les lois de comportements permettant à partir du pressiomètre
d’alimenter des calculs numériques dont les résultats fourniront une idée plus précise
des déplacements des ouvrages

A collaborative research and development project which gathers public and private organizations of the geotechnical community (owners, construction companies, offices studies, engineering, industries, researchers…).

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9 rue de Berri – 75008 PARIS (FRANCE)
www.irex.asso.fr – contact@irex.asso.fr

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ARSCOP project is launched

News

The general assembly of the project ARSCOP took place on May 11th, 2016 in Paris (France). This event was the official start of the project and brought together more than 50 participants. The organization of the project was presented: …

Improvement of the ground investigation and the sizing of geotechnical structures
with the use of pressuremeter
Development of behaviour laws
Consolidating knowledge of realization and interpretation of pressuremeter tests
Development of equipment tests

Context

The pressuremeter is essentially a geotechnical investigation equipment which allows in a single test to evaluate both the deformation and failure properties of soils and soft rocks. It measures the pressuremeter modulus, creep pressure and limit pressure. In the more advanced equipment such as the self-boring pressuremeter, it also measures the initial state of stress in the ground and therefore the coefficient of earth pressure at rest can be obtained.

The work done in France and abroad over the past 40 years has permitted the use of pressuremeter test results as valid design parameters for the design of retaining walls, shallow and deep foundations, soil reinforcement, etc.

However, many interesting points highlighting the challenges for future development of pressuremeter have been put forward for discussion recently and especially:

the subject of limitations of the testing procedure,
the availability of equipment,
the difficulties in the interpretation and analysis of data derived from the test, etc.

To continue with the development of pressuremeter, three aspects of pressuremeter testing must be re-evaluated:

Use of pressuremeter for ground investigation.
Accuracy of displacement calculations for geotechnical structures.
Assessment of the bearing capacities of shallow and deep foundations.

The need for a research program including different work tasks addressing these points and the involvement of the geotechnical profession has been identified.

Projet de recherche ARSCOP

News

ARSCOP project is launched

Improvement of the ground investigation and the sizing of geotechnical structures

Development of behaviour laws

Consolidating knowledge of realization and interpretation of pressuremeter tests

Development of equipment tests

Context

Administrative & Financing Management

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