Experimental Study of Arching Stresses on Buried Vertical Cylinders,
Abstract
This report describes the first phase of a sustained research effort to study arching stresses on buried structures caused by modulus mismatch between structure and surrounding medium. A series of duplicate tests was performed on cylindrical and disc structures specially designed to separate arching stresses from side-wall frictional effects. All tests were static, using 20-30 dry Ottawa sand at three different densities. The applied over-pressure and the geometric configuration of the buried structures were varied to facilitate a study of the influence of these parameters on soil-structure interaction. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0613481
Entities
People
- Delon Hampton
- George E. Triandafilidis
- Milan Spanovich
Organizations
- University of New Mexico