This publication provides introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in triaxial compression tests of soil. Here is what is discussed: 1. PRINCIPLES OF THE TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TEST, 2. TYPES OF TESTS, 3. APPARATUS, 4. PREPARATION OF SPECIMENS, 5. Q TEST, 6. Q TEST WITH BACK-PRESSURE SATURATION, 7. R TEST, 8. S TEST, 9. POSSIBLE ERRORS.
- | Author: J. Paul Guyer
- | Publisher: Independently published
- | Publication Date: Jul 31, 2018
- | Number of Pages: 56 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1718002491
- | ISBN-13: 9781718002494
