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bearing test

bearing test

[′ber·iŋ ‚test]
(engineering)
A test of the bearing capacities of pile foundations, such as a field loading test of an individual pile; a laboratory test of soil samples for bearing capacities.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

bearing test

A field or laboratory test to determine the bearing capacity of a soil sample, individual pile, pile foundation, or the like.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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