Strain rate effect on the compressive strength of frozen sand

• Main Author: Baker, T. H. W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1979
• Subjects: permafrost; pergélisol; soils; sol (terre); sand; sable; frozen soils; sol gelé; comprehensive strength; résistance à la compression; strain; déformation; mechanical properties; propriété mécanique; moisture content; degré hygrometrique; Platen; Ice
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Cylindrical specimens of fine Ottawa sand (A.S.T.M. designation C-109), compacted at the optimum moisture content and saturated before unidirectional freezing, have been tested in uniaxial compression at a cold room temperature of -5.5 degrees C and strain rates between 10[- 7] and 10[-2]s[-1]. The...