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  • 11test — [14] Latin testum denoted an ‘earthenware pot’. English acquired it via Old French test, and used it originally for a ‘pot in which metals are subjected to heat’. Among the purposes these tests were put to was assaying, to ascertain the quality… …

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  • 12test — [14] Latin testum denoted an ‘earthenware pot’. English acquired it via Old French test, and used it originally for a ‘pot in which metals are subjected to heat’. Among the purposes these tests were put to was assaying, to ascertain the quality… …

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  • 13Material properties of diamond — This article addresses the material properties of diamond. For a broader discussion of diamonds, see diamond. For other uses of the word diamond, see diamond (disambiguation). Diamond An octahedral diamond crystal in matrix Gener …

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  • 14Gradation test — A gradation test, or sieve analysis, is a commonly used procedure in civil engineering that measures the size distribution, or gradation, of an aggregate, such as sand, crushed rock, or clay. A gradation test is performed on a sample of aggregate …

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  • 15Direct shear test — A direct shear test also known as shearbox test is a laboratory or field test used by geotechnical engineers to measure the shear strength properties of soil[1][2] or rock[2] material, or of discontinuties in soil or rock masses.[3] …

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  • 16Oedometer test — Incremental Loading frame developed by Bishop An oedometer test is a kind of geotechnical investigation performed in geotechnical engineering that measures a soil s consolidation properties. Oedometer tests are performed by applying different… …

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  • 17List of materials properties — A material s property is an intensive, often quantitative property of a material, usually with a unit that may be used as a metric of value to compare the benefits of one material versus another to aid in materials selection. A material property… …

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  • 18GRE Physics Test — The GRE physics test is an examination administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). The test attempts to determine the extent of the examinees understanding of fundamental principles of physics and their ability to apply them to problem …

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  • 19Draize test — PETA photo of a rabbit said to be undergoing a Draize test The Draize Test is an acute toxicity test devised in 1944 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) toxicologists John H. Draize and Jacob M. Spines. Initially used for testing cosmetics, the …

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  • 20Cone penetration test — A CPT truck operated by the USGS. The cone penetration test (CPT) is an in situ testing method used to determine the geotechnical engineering properties of soils and delineating soil stratigraphy. It was initially developed in the 1950s at the… …

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