Elastic properties of anhydrite
<p>The elastic constants of the mineral anhydrite (CaSO<sub>4</sub>), which belongs to the orthorhombic crystal system, were unknown prior to this investigation. It was the main object of this thesis to investigate and measure these elastic constants which are required in the basic...
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ndltd-USASK-oai-usask.ca-etd-08112010-1050032013-01-08T16:34:37Z Elastic properties of anhydrite Tou, Jimmy Chung-moo <p>The elastic constants of the mineral anhydrite (CaSO<sub>4</sub>), which belongs to the orthorhombic crystal system, were unknown prior to this investigation. It was the main object of this thesis to investigate and measure these elastic constants which are required in the basic research being conducted by the Geological Sciences Department of the University of Saskatchewan.</p> <p>By the existence of strain energy potential and the morphologic symmetry, the elastic constants of anhydrite were reduced in number from 36 to 9. Six prismatic specimens were cut from natural single crystals of anhydrite, each according to theoretically specified directions. Foil type strain gauges were employed with auxiliary equipment to measure the associated strains during simple compression tests. </p> Schwerdtner, W. M. Hertz, P. B. University of Saskatchewan 2010-08-11 text application/pdf http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-08112010-105003/ http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-08112010-105003/ en unrestricted I hereby certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached hereto a written permission statement from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis, dissertation, or project report, allowing distribution as specified below. I certify that the version I submitted is the same as that approved by my advisory committee. I hereby grant to University of Saskatchewan or its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible, under the conditions specified below, my thesis, dissertation, or project report in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis, dissertation or project report. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis, dissertation, or project report. |
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<p>The elastic constants of the mineral anhydrite (CaSO<sub>4</sub>), which belongs to the orthorhombic crystal system, were unknown prior to this investigation. It was the main object of this thesis to investigate and measure these elastic constants which are required in the basic research being conducted by the Geological Sciences Department of the University of Saskatchewan.</p>
<p>By the existence of strain energy potential and the morphologic symmetry, the elastic constants of anhydrite were reduced in number from 36 to 9. Six prismatic specimens were cut from natural single crystals of anhydrite, each according to theoretically specified directions. Foil type strain gauges were employed with auxiliary equipment to measure the associated strains during simple compression tests. </p>
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