Analysis of Sediment Shear Strength at Varying Rates of Shear

Abstract

The effect of rate of strain on shear strength of cohesive soils of marine sediments were studied. Vane shear (apparatus) tests were performed on an ocean sediment at varying permeabilities with various rates of shear. A variation in shear strength as high as 46.4% have been found over the range of rotation rates used in this experiment. Suggestions for further experimentation in this area are included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 19, 1972
Accession Number
AD0749671

Entities

People

  • James E. Halwachs

Organizations

  • United States Naval Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Cohesive Soils
  • Drive Shafts
  • Engineering
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Particles
  • Permeability
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Rotation
  • Seabed
  • Shear Strength
  • Shear Tests
  • Silt
  • Soils
  • Strain Gages
  • Theses

Readers

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