Material Properties of Nevada Test Site Tuff and Grout

Abstract

The mechanical and physical properties of tuffs and grouts from the Nevada Test Site were determined. The tests performed include unconfined compression, triaxial compression, and uniaxial strain tests. More specialized tests such as cycled burst tests to study the phenomena of residual stress buildup and triaxial creep tests to study the viscoelastic properties of tuffs and grouts were performed. The relationships between fracturing and ultrasonic velocities were also investigated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA094220

Entities

People

  • J. F. Patterson
  • J. M. Gronseth
  • S. W. Butters

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Axial Loads
  • Creep
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Moisture Content
  • Physical Properties
  • Pressurization
  • Residual Stress
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stresses
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Transducers

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