Tortion Van test

English translation: * perhaps* torsion vane test

13:54 Jun 1, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geology / field engineering
English term or phrase: Tortion Van test
This term appears in the following sentence of a CV "Expert knowledge of the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) and methods pertaining to the geotechnical soil investigation (such as split spoon sampling, Shelb tube sampling, Tortion Van test, pocket Penetrometer testing, and USCS classifications). What is the Tortion Van Test? Thanks in advance.
Pedro Coral Costa
Local time: 09:52
Selected answer:* perhaps* torsion vane test
Explanation:
This appears to be a mistake (and not the only one in the source text -- for instance, 'Shelb tube' should be 'Shelby tube', and the author presumablly means to say that he or she has an excellent knowledge of ASTM methods rather than the ASTM organisation).

sample ref (actually the only one that includes the suggest term with 'geotechnical' as a qualifying term):

[PDF] 195 SCIENTIFIC PROSPECTUS
Shipboard torsion-vane testing on Leg 125 at Conical Seamount in the Marianas ..... Especially sampling at MAF-4B will require whole rounds for geotechnical ...
www-odp.tamu.edu/publications/ prosp/195_prs/195pros1.pdf

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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-06-01 20:03:41 GMT) Post-grading
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OK, lets call it non-standard spelling...
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Ken Cox
Local time: 10:52
Grading comment
You are absolutely right. It is a mistake. Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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tortion van test
* perhaps* torsion vane test


Explanation:
This appears to be a mistake (and not the only one in the source text -- for instance, 'Shelb tube' should be 'Shelby tube', and the author presumablly means to say that he or she has an excellent knowledge of ASTM methods rather than the ASTM organisation).

sample ref (actually the only one that includes the suggest term with 'geotechnical' as a qualifying term):

[PDF] 195 SCIENTIFIC PROSPECTUS
Shipboard torsion-vane testing on Leg 125 at Conical Seamount in the Marianas ..... Especially sampling at MAF-4B will require whole rounds for geotechnical ...
www-odp.tamu.edu/publications/ prosp/195_prs/195pros1.pdf

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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-06-01 20:03:41 GMT) Post-grading
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OK, lets call it non-standard spelling...

Ken Cox
Local time: 10:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
You are absolutely right. It is a mistake. Thanks.
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