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906090
Influence of filter paper and leakage on triaxial testing
Leroueil, S; Tavenas, F; La Rochelle, P; Tremblay, M
Proc Symposium on Advanced Triaxinl Testing of Soil and
Rock, Louisville, 19-20 June 1986 P189-201. Publ
Philadelphia: ASTM, 1988 ( ASTM Special Technical
Publication 977)
Errors arise in long term triaxial tests on soils due to leakage
of fluids through the cell membrane. Silicone oil was selected
as the most suitable cell fluid as it has low rate of permeability
through membrane materials and does not affect them chemi-
cally. Filter paper drains are used in consolidation tests.
Drainage capacity of 5 papers has been examined and their
effects on consolidation and shear processes compared. Over-
all, filter paper drains have little effect on test results.
906091
Measurement of deformations in a standard triaxial
environment with a comparison of local versus global
measurements on a fine, fully drained sand
Linton, P F; McVay, M C; Bloomquist, D
Proc Symposium on Advanced Triaxial Testing of Soil and
Rock, Louisville, 19-20 June 1986 P202-215. Publ
Philadelphia: ASTM, 1988 (ASTM Special Technical
Publication 977)
Deformation measurement devices are briefly reviewed: strain
gauges, LVDTs, and non-contact devices. A series of hydro-
static compression and standard cyclic triaxial compression
tests was carried out on saturated, drained, poorly graded
sand. Deformation measurements made with direct current
LVDTs (DCDTs) fixed to the middle third of the specimen
and those from a macro method using a burette and strain
gauge are compared. End friction and membrane penetration
effects are discussed. A new method of measuring saturation
of samples of coarse graded soil is described.
906092
Reevaluation of the conventional triaxial test methods
Baldi, G; Hight, D W; Thomas, G E
Proc Symposium on Advanced Trinxinl Testing of Soil and
Rock, Louisville, 19-20 June 1986 P219-263. Publ
Philadelphia: ASTM, 1988 (ASTM Special Technical
Publication 977)
A re-evaluation is made considering the advances in tech-
niques and technology since the 'Triaxial Book' of Bishop and
Henkel (1962). Advantages and limitations of the triaxial test
on cylindrical specimens are first considered. Load, displace-
ment and pore pressure measurement, sources of error, speci-
men preparation and installation, measurement of initial
effective stress in clay, unconsolidated undrained tests, and
stress path testing are discussed. 74 refs.
906093
Triaxial testing methods for soils
Lacasse, S; Berre, T
Proc Symposium on Advanced Triaxiai Testing of Soil and
Rock, Louisville, 19-20 June 1986 P264-289. Publ
Philadelphia: ASTM, 1988 ( ASTM Special Technical
Publication 977)
Current procedures at the NGI are presented. Testing
machines, sampling, specimen mounting and saturation, con-
solidation, and static and cyclic shear are outlined. Sample
disturbance, end effects, anisotropic consolidation, and speci-
men geometry are considered in detail. A new method to mea-
sure initial shear modulus in triaxial soil specimens is
described. Recommendations are made for further
improvements.
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906094
Triaxial testing of granular soil under elevated cell pressure
Colliat-Dangus, J L; Desrues, J; Foray, P
Proc Symposium on Advanced Triaxial Testing of Soil and
Rock, Louisville, 19-20 June 1986 P290-310. Publ
Philadelphia: ASTM, 1988 (ASTM Special Technical
Publication 977)
Behaviour of a siliceous sand and a marine calcareous sand on
triaxial testing at high cell pressure was examined as part of a
research program on offshore piling. Influences of end lubrica-
tion and specimen geometry were investigated. Specimen
homogeneity was studied using tomodensitometry. Consoli-
dated drained tests were carried out at cell pressures up to
15MPa. Short, lubricated specimens are recommended for
measurement of soil properties, because of their better homo-
geneity. Creep effects, which increased with increasing cell
pressure, were seen during the consolidation stages. Particle
crushing occurred in the calcareous soil.
906095
Consolidated drained triaxial testing of Piedmont residual soil
Lambe, P C; Heartz, W T
Proc Symposium on Advanced Triaxial Testing of Soil and
Rock, Louisville, 19-20 June 1986 P311-320. Publ
Philadelphia: ASTM, 1988 (ASTM Special Technical
Publication 977)
Micaceous, silty Piedmont residual soils show steeply dipping
layers, planes of weakness, and granular seams. Specimens
were trimmed from block and Shelby tube samples. Soil
inhomogeneity led to trimming complications,and to some
specimens bending in consolidation and shear and failing at
low strains. Results of multi-stage tests on a specimen are
compared to those of three single stage tests on specimens cut
from the same block. Comparison of results was inconclusive.
906096
Triaxial testing of marine sediments with high gas contents
g a u , G; Chancy, R C
Proc Symposium on Advanced Trinxial Testing of Soil and
Rock, Louisville, 19-20 June 1986 P338-352. Publ
Philadelphia: ASTM, 1988 (ASTM Special Technical
Publication 977)
The change in total stress on a marine solid when sampled has
the effect of releasing gases from solution and expanding the
soil sample. This expansion of gases in soil samples leads to
changes in physical and engineering properties. Gas types,
marine sediment zonations, the corresponding mechanism of
bubble formation and methods of performing triaxial tests on
gassy sediments are discussed. A method to estimate the
amount of gas that theoretically comes out of solution is
presented. Decreasing bulk modulus is seen to reduce the pore
pressure increment per application of load increment.
906097
Results and interpretation of multistage triaxial compression
tests
Soranzo, M
Proc Symposium on Advanced Trinxial Testiq of Soil and
Rock, Louisville, 19-20 June 1986 P353-362. Publ
Philadelphia: ASTM, 1988 ( ASTM Special Technical
Publication 977)
Triaxial testing of cylindrical soil specimens is common
because it allows a wide range of mechanical parameters to be
examined during consolidation and shear phases. The proce-
dure for performing and interpreting multistage triaxiai com-
pression tests is described. The results obtained from