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Horizontal Compression Test: A Proposed Method for Indirect Determination of Tensile Strength of Stiff Soils and Soft Rocks

Guan, Fanfan ; Li, Yanrong ; Gao, Guohong ; Zachert, Hauke ; Eichhoff, Gerald ; Beroya-Eitner, Mary Antonette (2022)
Horizontal Compression Test: A Proposed Method for Indirect Determination of Tensile Strength of Stiff Soils and Soft Rocks.
In: Frontiers in Earth Science, 10
doi: 10.3389/feart.2022.839073
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Abstract

Tensile strength is an important parameter in many engineering applications. In loess slopes, for instance, it governs the development and propagation of tension cracks that usually ultimately lead to crack–sliding and toppling failures, which are among the most common modes of slope failure in the Loess Plateau of China. Reliable measurement of tensile strength of geomaterial is therefore a necessity. Commonly used methods for tensile strength measurement have important limitations and shortcomings, which become magnified when dealing with soil and soft rock. This study developed a new indirect tensile test, the Horizontal Compression test, for use with these materials. The proposed method not only involves simple sample preparation and test operation, it also addresses the eccentric force and stress concentration problems that are common in conventional tensile tests. To evaluate the method’s validity, its performance was compared with the ISRM-suggested direct tensile test and the closely related Brazilian test. The tensile strength values from the horizontal compression test strongly correlate with those from the direct tension test, and are more stable than those obtained with either of the two conventional tests. Thus, the proposed method can be used and deemed more suitable for tensile strength determination than these conventional test methods.

Item Type: Article
Erschienen: 2022
Creators: Guan, Fanfan ; Li, Yanrong ; Gao, Guohong ; Zachert, Hauke ; Eichhoff, Gerald ; Beroya-Eitner, Mary Antonette
Type of entry: Bibliographie
Title: Horizontal Compression Test: A Proposed Method for Indirect Determination of Tensile Strength of Stiff Soils and Soft Rocks
Language: English
Date: 2022
Place of Publication: Darmstadt
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Journal or Publication Title: Frontiers in Earth Science
Volume of the journal: 10
Collation: 11 Seiten
DOI: 10.3389/feart.2022.839073
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Tensile strength is an important parameter in many engineering applications. In loess slopes, for instance, it governs the development and propagation of tension cracks that usually ultimately lead to crack–sliding and toppling failures, which are among the most common modes of slope failure in the Loess Plateau of China. Reliable measurement of tensile strength of geomaterial is therefore a necessity. Commonly used methods for tensile strength measurement have important limitations and shortcomings, which become magnified when dealing with soil and soft rock. This study developed a new indirect tensile test, the Horizontal Compression test, for use with these materials. The proposed method not only involves simple sample preparation and test operation, it also addresses the eccentric force and stress concentration problems that are common in conventional tensile tests. To evaluate the method’s validity, its performance was compared with the ISRM-suggested direct tensile test and the closely related Brazilian test. The tensile strength values from the horizontal compression test strongly correlate with those from the direct tension test, and are more stable than those obtained with either of the two conventional tests. Thus, the proposed method can be used and deemed more suitable for tensile strength determination than these conventional test methods.

Uncontrolled Keywords: horizontal compression, tensile strength, test method, test device, soil and soft rocks
Classification DDC: 500 Science and mathematics > 550 Earth sciences and geology
600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 600 Technology
600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 620 Engineering and machine engineering
Divisions: 13 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Sciences
13 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Sciences > Institute of Geotechnics
Date Deposited: 06 Dec 2023 09:43
Last Modified: 06 Dec 2023 09:43
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