Development of a Dynamic High-Pressure Triaxial Test Device

Abstract

A dynamic high-pressure triaxial test device was developed for use in formulating soil and rock constitutive relations used in blast-induced ground shock calculations. The device is capable of imposing controlled impulsive-type confining pressures up to 15 kips/sq in on specimens up to 3 inches in diameter; peak pressures can be achieved in as little time as 3 msec, and all pressure can be removed in 20 msec. These dynamic confining pressures can be time- synchronized with similar dynamic axial load pulses with magnitudes up to 100 kips.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0734312

Entities

People

  • John Q. Ehrgott
  • Richard C. Sloan

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Calibration
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Dynamic Tests
  • Electrical Circuits
  • Engineers
  • Load Cells
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Recording Systems
  • Strain Gages
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

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  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.