PORE PRESSURE PROPAGATION IN UNIFORM ROUNDED QUARTZ SAND.

Abstract

The first experiment in a series was conducted as part of a study to gain a better understanding of the behavior of the pore pressure in a soil system subjected to blast loading. In such a system, the pore pressure has a direct influence on the loading and foundation support conditions associated with buried structures. A 10-foot-high, 8-inch-diameter column of uniform, rounded Ottawa sand was loaded with dynamically pressurized air from above with the NCEL atomic blast simulator. Pore pressure and total soil pressure were monitored at various depths. Data yielded information about propagation velocity and attenuation of pore pressure and effective soil stress. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0684452

Entities

People

  • D. G. True
  • H. G. Herrmann

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attenuation
  • Diameters
  • Gain
  • Physical Properties
  • Pore Pressure
  • Simulators

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.