Triaxial Simple Shear test: TxSS [PDF]
This paper presents a combined triaxial simple shear (TxSS) apparatus developed by the Research Institute of Hydro-Québec (IREQ) in collaboration with the soil dynamics and geotechnical engineering group of the Université de Sherbrooke (Québec, Canada ...
Karray Mourad, Chekired Mohamed
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Studying Shear Performance of Flax Fiber-Reinforced Clay by Triaxial Test [PDF]
Laboratory triaxial tests were carried out to investigate the reinforcement mechanism, to study the characteristics of flax fiber-reinforced clay, and to discuss the effect on stress-strain relationship and shear strength parameters of flax fiber ...
Qiang Ma +3 more
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Evolution of mechanical properties and acoustic emission characteristics of granite with normal stress under true triaxial shear test [PDF]
Shear failure is a typical failure mode of surrounding rock in underground excavations. The mechanical properties and damage evolution characteristics of rock under true triaxial shear conditions are essential for stability evaluation and monitoring ...
Jizhe Guo +7 more
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Determination of the shear strength parameters on triaxial devices [PDF]
The soil properties are studied in mechanics, that is, the important properties according to which the soil can be classified. Based on mechanics, the information is being obtained on how the tested soil can be used.
Jovanović Ivan +2 more
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Effect of different moisture content and triaxial test methods on shear strength characteristics of loess [PDF]
This paper discussed the effect of moisture content on shear strength of loess during different confining pressure firstly. The variation law of deformation parameters, i.e. shear strength and secant modulus is analysed in detail.
Wang Yong, Xie Wanli, Gao Guohong
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Comparison of direct shear and triaxial tests for measurement of shear strength of sand [PDF]
To ascertain the shear strength parameters of soils for engineering purposes is fundamental to soil mechanics and basic for designing earth-bearing and earth-retaining structures. Direct shear and triaxial tests are the most popular laboratory methods to determine these parameters.
Rahman, Jamshed, author +3 more
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Comparative Study on Torsional Shear and Triaxial Test of Asphalt Mixtures
In order to verify the reliability and effectiveness of the torsional shear test method, a comparative study of the torsional test under normal stress conditions and triaxial test was carried out with two different asphalt types (unmodified asphalt and ...
Jun Xie, Yifan Wang
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The redistribution of three-dimensional (3D) geostress during underground tunnel excavation can easily induce to shear failure along rockmass structural plane, potentially resulting in engineering disasters. However, the current understanding of rockmass
Zhi Zheng +5 more
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Effect of the optimum and residual moisture content on the strength characteristics of unsaturated sands [PDF]
Soil exists mainly in unsaturated conditions. Therefore, accurate prediction of the soil shear strength for unsaturated conditions also becomes equally important for the geotechnical design of earth structures.
Ahmad Waqar +2 more
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Strength Properties of Saturated Sand-Structure Interface by Triaxial Test Method
A novel test method for analyzing the influence of stress path and roughness of structure on the strength characteristics of saturated sand-structure interface by using triaxial apparatus is presented. By making a triaxial specimen with a slope structure
LIU Shiao, LIAO Chencong, CHEN Jinjian, YE Guanlin, XIA Xiaohe
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