STRAIN VARIATION IN A TRIAXIAL SOIL TEST.

Abstract

An experimental program was carried out to evaluate the strain behavior of a soil sample being tested in a triaxial apparatus. The patterns of deformation were obtained at specific locations within the specimen by embedded strain gage measurements. The investigation was made in both noncohesive and cohesive soil types, and included study of the influence of confining pressure, size of specimen, rate of loading, and presence of the gage on the uniformity of deformation. It was determined that the specimen strain behavior is quite different between noncohesive and cohesive soil samples, and that significant nonuniformity of deformation takes place even at small strains, well in advance of failure. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0606985

Entities

People

  • W. B. Truesdale

Organizations

  • IIT Research Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cohesive Soils
  • Gages
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Soil Tests
  • Soils
  • Strain Gages

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.