Isabelle Halfon
Isabelle Halfon
In eurocode 7- part2 : the term "sample" is defined as "portion of soil or rock recovered from the ground from sampling techniques"
I don't see the use in geotechnics ? example ?
I would only have kept the first sentence for the definition. The second one is just a comment.
Water Body seems appropriate. Other kinds of fluids (oil and gas for example) are not usually encountered in geotechnics and civil eng.
"Test pits/trial pits" should be distinct from "boreholes". They are different exploration hole methods, for different applications.
To stay focus on the definition, what about : "A Borehole is the generalized term for any narrow shaft drilled in the ground, either vertically, horizontally, inclined, or composed of...
WaterBody can be either the water that fill the voids in the Hydrogeological unit, or the free water in a Lake, Sea, River, or underground cavity (karst for example).