Triaxial tests under high loading rates and different confining pressures simulate the multi-pass effect of a tractor wheel loading on the soil. A volume measuring technique was developed to be used in triaxial tests conducted under high loading rates.
A sandy clay agricultural soil was tested under predetermined conditions using an INSTRON loading frame, a differential pressure transducer and an APPLE Il + microcomputer. A preliminary analysis indicated that the measuring technique that was developed, was capable of recording volume changes under high loading rates. Stress-density plots were created using the obtained data and a mathematical model was developed relating stress to density. Stress-strain data was used to evaluate the soil parameters under the Mohr-Coulomb failure criteria. Furthermore, the influence of the initial soil density on the soil behavior was evaluated and subsequently compared to the results of a similar study conducted under a different initial density. / Master of Science
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/40978 |
| Date | 07 February 2013 |
| Creators | Parathiras, Vasilis |
| Contributors | Mechanical Engineering, Robertshaw, Harry H., Perumpral, John V., Fries, Robert H. |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, Text |
| Format | viii, 73 leaves, BTD, application/pdf, application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Relation | OCLC# 16655822, LD5655.V855_1987.P37.pdf |
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