Constitutive Modelling of Joints under Cyclic Loading. Part 4. Development of Simulated Rock Like Material and Testing

Abstract

This part contains brief description of development and testing of simulated rock type material that can be used in place of concrete. The need for this research was identified at later stages of this research project (AFOSR- 830256) because the accuracy of measurements of deformation for concrete was limited due to its high stiffness, and damage due to cycles of loading was not significant. It is planned to use this material for future testing for rocks and rock joints. This report, which constitutes a paper in the ASME Energy Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, 1989, also contains a study of the effect of specimen height on damage and softening in the material with respect to the hierarchical damage model proposed and developed during the project.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA200235

Entities

Organizations

  • University of Arizona

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Civil Engineering
  • Compression
  • Concrete
  • Diameters
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Residual Stress
  • Scientific Research
  • Softening
  • Stiffness
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.