Laboratory Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Enewetak Sand.

Abstract

A series of laboratory tests on sand from Enewetak Atoll was conducted to support two and three phase numerical modeling efforts. Conventional soil characterization tests were run along with high blood pressure drained uniaxial strain tests in both an odometer and triaxial vessel. Material properties of the soil skeleton were defined as a function of initial density, loading rate, and stress level, to peak stresses of about 20,000 psi. Extensive grain crushing under both uniaxial and hydrostatic loadings is documented and compared.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1984
Accession Number
ADA148481

Entities

People

  • K. A. Mcintosh
  • R. J. Martin Iii
  • S. E. Blouin

Organizations

  • Applied Research Associates (United States)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bulk Modulus
  • Dynamic Response
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Grain Size
  • High Density
  • Low Density
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Particles
  • Porous Materials
  • Shear Stresses
  • Specific Gravity
  • Strain Rate
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stresses

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  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Structural Dynamics.
  • Urban Planning and Geography.