Development of a 1.22-m-Diam Dynamic Air Overpressure Soil Test Facility.

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Abstract:

A large cold-gas-operated air overpressure test facility has been designed, fabricated, and installed at the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station to test soil specimens 1.22 m in diameter and up to 5.03 m in length under static and blast-type loading conditions. A series of preliminary tests was conducted to evaluate the loading characteristics and overall performance of the facility and to compare results of uniaxial strain tests on dry sand conducted in the large facility with well documented and generally accepted results of tests on similar sand specimens conducted in a previously developed 12.70-cm-diam uniaxial strain test device.

Author(s):
Cooper, Stafford S. ; Sloan, Richard C.
Author Organization(s):
ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MISS
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.,
Pagination:
0031

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
AEWES-Misc-Paper-S-75-20
Task Number(s):
OCEAT6001, OCEA88008
Project Number(s):
OCE-AT60, OCE-A880
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*OVERPRESSURE, *TEST FACILITIES, *SOIL TESTS, PRESSURE VESSELS, DYNAMIC LOADS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Soil Mechanics, Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods
Report Date:
1975 Jun 01