Physical Mechanisms Controlling the Strength-Deformation Behavior of Frozen Sand: Part 2.

Abstract

A high-pressure low-temperature triaxial compression testing system with on-specimen axial strain measurements and lubricated end platens was used to measure the stress-strain-volume change behavior of pluviated Manchester Fine Sand (MFS) from Esilon sub a = 0.001% to 25%. Three types of tests were performed: (1) 99 conventional tests on frozen MFS having four testing variables-relative density, confining pressure, three strain rates, and four temperatures; (2) 10 tests on dense MFS that was frozen after consolidation to effective stresses; and (3) 49 undrained and drained triaxial tests on unfrozen MFS at varying relative density and confining pressure. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA296303

Entities

People

  • Charles C. Ladd
  • Christopher W. Swan
  • Glen R. Anderson
  • John T. Germaine

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Composite Materials
  • Control Systems
  • Elastic Properties
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Regression Analysis
  • Strain Rate
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Tensile Strength
  • Yield Strength

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

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