A STUDY OF THE STRENGTH COMPRESSIBILITY AND DENSITY TRENDS WITHIN THE CHALK OF SOUTH EAST ENGLAND

The voids ratio, compressibility, and strength characteristics of intact chalk samples collected from exposures encountered along several traverses across the outcrop of the chalk in south-east England are described. The results are shown to be related to the age of the chalk from which the samples were collected, with the younger upper chalk samples having lower density and strength characteristics than samples collected from the older lower chalk. These relationships are shown to be uniform for the majority of the chalk outcrop in south-east England, with the Norfolk area showing a marked disparity with the remainder of the outcrop. /Author/TRRL/

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  GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

  BURLINGTON HOUSE, PICCADILLY
  LONDON,   United Kingdom  W1V 0JU
• Authors:
  • Carter, P G
  • Mallard, D J
• Publication Date: 1974

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 43-55
• Serial:
  • QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
  • ISSN: 0481-2085

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Chalks; Compressibility; Compression; Density; Porosity; Samples; Strength of materials; Void ratios
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Air void ratio; Sample (Material)
• ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 4120: Chalk; 5532: Compression; 5908: Density; 5938: Porosity; 6251: Sample (mater); 5544: Strength (mater); 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00096028
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 10 1975 12:00AM