AN ANALYSIS OF THE TRIAXIAL TEST FOR COHESIONLESS SOILS

Abstract

Several implications of an earlier analytical formulation for cohesionless soils are deduced for the triaxial test (a compression test in the presence of a hydrostatic pressure). A specific form for the loading surface is adopted in order to illustrate certain difficulties associated with uniqueness and stability. In certain important respects the limited analytical and numerical results appear to agree with experience in soil mechanics testing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0653858

Entities

People

  • Jay B. Weidler
  • Paul R. Paslay

Organizations

  • Brown University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cohesionless Soils
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Internal Friction
  • Layers
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Shear Stresses
  • Soil Mechanics
  • Soils
  • Specific Volume
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Stresses
  • Tensile Stress

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  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.