Tests of Rock Cores Scott Study Area, Missouri

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to supplement the information being obtained for the area evaluation study by the U. S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Organization (SAMSO). It was necessary to determine the properties of the specific materals for (1) evaluation of the area as a hard rock medium; (2) utilization in the various computer codes for ground-motion predictions; and (3) as necessary, for design of structures in the medium. Results of tests on cores from Iron, Madison, Saint Francois, and Wayne Counties, near Scott Air Force Base, Missouri, are reported. Tests were conducted to determine the following: (1) relative hardness (Schmidt number), (2) specific gravity, (3) unconfined compressive strength (from conventional and cyclic compression tests), (4) dynamic moduli, (5) sonic velocity, and (6) petrography. Portions of this document are not fully legible.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1970
Accession Number
ADA030954

Entities

People

  • C. R. Hallford
  • R. W. Crisp

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Bone Fractures
  • Chemistry
  • Compressive Strength
  • Dolomite
  • Dynamic Tests
  • Elastic Properties
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Physical Properties
  • Secondary Waves
  • Specific Gravity
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Tectosilicates
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster