SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1999
STP13322S

Advanced Control Techniques for Direct Shear Testing of Jointed Rock Specimens

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Advanced control techniques and a test setup designed for direct shear testing allow new types of test procedures, adjusted to specific problems, to be performed. Digitally controlled shear tests like multiple failure tests or tests with constant normal stiffness conditions open up a wide range of test procedures to determine shear parameters. Some test procedures and test results are presented in this paper.

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Blümel, M
Institute for Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling, Geotechnical Group Graz, Technical University Graz, Graz, Austria
Bezat, FA
MTS Systems Corporation, Eden Prairie, MN
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Developed by Committee: D18
Pages: 276–289
DOI: 10.1520/STP13322S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5400-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-2493-6