Abstract
dc:description.abstractAn instrumented oedometer was designed and constructed for the purpose of investigating at-rest and compaction-induced earth pressures in moist soils. The device has a split oedometer ring, and horizontal stresses are measured using load cells which support one half of the ring. Rapid cyclic loading was applied to compacted soil specimens, using a digital pressure regulator and a computer-based data acquisition system. The performance of the device was validated by performing tests on silicon rubber and Monterey sand.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph. D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- doctoral
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Civil Engineering
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Civil Engineering
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Virginia Tech
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1993
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
-
- Ishihara, Katsuji
- Chairs dc:contributor.committeechair
-
- Duncan, James Michael
- Brandon, Thomas L.
- Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
-
- Kriz, Ronald D.
- Kuppusamy, Thangavelu
- Martin, James R. II
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
-
- In Copyright
- Licence dc:rights.uri
- Language dc:language.iso
- en
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Dc Identifier Other
- etd-07122007-103943
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/28272