PREVENTION OF SAMPLE DETERIORATION

A simple sample compressor has been devised to restore the in-situ vertical effective stress in a sample. Specimens of reconstituted kaolin were subjected to a series of unconsolidated undrained triaxial compression tests to determine the effect of storage on their modulus and strength. The compressor was found to eliminate the potentially serious deterioration of a specimen up to a week.

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• Authors:
  • Brown, P T
  • Chow, JC-P
• Publication Date: 1988-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 296-300
• Serial:
  • Geotechnical Testing Journal
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: ASTM International
  • ISSN: 0149-6115
  • EISSN: 1945-7545
  • Serial URL: https://www.astm.org/products-services/standards-and-publications/geotechnical-testing-journal.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compression; Deterioration; Handling and storage; Kaolin; Modulus; Prevention; Sampling; Soils; Storage facilities; Strength of materials
• Uncontrolled Terms: Triaxial compression
• Old TRIS Terms: Soil sampling
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Highways; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00484591
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1989 12:00AM