Compression and strength of dense sand at high pressures and elevated temperatures
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Date
2004-12-31T11:59:13Z
Authors
Graham, J
Alfaro, M
Ferris, G
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The paper examines the stress-strain behaviour of densely compacted sand tested at pressures up to 80 MPa in one-dimensional compression and 7.2 MPa confining pressure in triaxial tests. Tests were performed at temperatures up to 100degreesC. The testing relates to a proposal by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited to fill containers of waste nuclear fuel with a crushed quartz sand to provide additional stiffness. No significant effects of temperature were encountered in either isotropic compression or triaxial shear.
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sand, compression, shear strength, temperature, pressure, ONE-DIMENSIONAL COMPRESSION, BEHAVIOR, TESTS
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0008-3674; CAN GEOTECH J, DEC 2004, vol. 41, no. 6, p.1206 to 1212.