Proposed Guidelines for Laboratory Testing of Geological Materials for Nuclear Power Facilities.

Abstract

This report gives proposed guidelines for the laboratory testing of soil and rock materials for geotechnical analysis and design of nuclear power facilities. It discusses requirements for laboratory facilities and test apparatus, including calibration of test devices; the handling and storage of samples; the selection and preparation of test specimens; and procedures that should be followed in testing. It gives special emphasis to testing for dynamic response analysis of soils, and discusses a number of pitfalls and sources of error in performing and interpreting cyclic tests. A table is provided in which various test methods for soil and rock are listed, together with references to published standard or preferred methods of test and references to other important or useful publications. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA071095

Entities

People

  • Arley G. Franklin
  • William F. Marcuson III

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Classification
  • Cyclic Tests
  • Earth Sciences
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Mechanics
  • Nuclear Power Plants
  • Shear Tests
  • Soil Science
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

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