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Publications tagged with [confining stress]

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To understand the strain-dependent shear modulus and damping ratio of reconstituted pumice sand samples, a series of dynamic deformation tests was performed using hollow cylindrical torsional shear test apparatus. The effects of confining pressure level and ...
Reference: NZSEE Annual Technical Conference & AGM, 13-15 April 2012, Christchurch
Triaxial testing has been used for many years by geotechnical engineers, to monitor the response of soils to varying stress conditions. Similarly, Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) has been tested, using triaxial systems, to determine the reaction of the material to both ...
Reference: "A THESIS PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2004"
<p>This paper is about a simpler design of cell for triaxial testing apparatus that was developed (Hoek and Franklin,1968), primarily to speed up the testing procedure.</p>
Reference: Volume 2, Pages 223-228, 1970