A simple shear machine for soil

The new shear machine enforces more uniform deformations than the conventional triaxial test. A low compliance pore pressure measuring device is an integral part of the machine. The machine described is capable of applying cyclic normal stress up to 1000 lb. per sq. in. and alternating cyclic shea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pickering, D. J.
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/35540