Sounding

Japanese: サウンディング（英語表記）sounding

A general term for a group of ground investigation methods in which a resistor attached to the tip of a rod is inserted into the soil and the resistance to penetration, rotation, and extraction is measured to investigate the properties of the soil layer in the depth direction. Examples include the standard penetration test, which measures the N value, the cone penetration test, which presses a cone into the soil, the Swedish test, which rotates a drill bit-shaped resistor into the soil, and the vane test, which rotates a metal cross blade. Note that using weights to measure water depth (bathymetry) and to investigate the conditions of the bottom of the water is also called sounding.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

棒の先端につけた抵抗体を土中に挿入し，貫入，回転，引抜きなどに対する抵抗を測って土層の性状を深さ方向に調べる一群の地盤調査法の総称。N値を測定する標準貫入試験，円錐を押し込む円錐貫入試験，ドリルの刃状の抵抗体を回転挿入するスウェーデン式試験，金属の十字翼を押し込んで回転させるベーン試験などがある。なお，おもりを用いて水深を測ったり(深浅測量)，水底の状況を調べることをサウンディングということもある。

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