ISSN: 1945-7545
CODEN: GTJODJ
Page Count: 9

Experimental Study of Rheological Properties of a Sand Using a Special Triaxial Apparatus

Bouvard, D
Doctor and professor, Institut de Mécanique de Grenoble, St. Martin D'Heres Cedex,

Stutz, P
Doctor and professor, Institut de Mécanique de Grenoble, St. Martin D'Heres Cedex,

Abstract

A special triaxial apparatus allowing for a gammametric measurement of local density is used to study the influence of experimental conditions in triaxial tests. Compression tests performed along different stress paths and classical extension tests provide reliable results on the rheological behavior of sand up to large strains and permit characterization of the limit state of perfect plasticity.

Keywords:
sands, triaxial tests, stress-strain curves, density, stress paths, angle of internal friction, gamma rays, radiation attenuation

Paper ID: GTJ10606J
DOI: 10.1520/GTJ10606J
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