Testing the strength of buried surface hoar weak layers under combined compression and shear loading

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Jakob Schöttner · Landesforschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Fischerei Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

M. Piécuch · Technische Universität Darmstadt

Melin Walet · Technische Universität Darmstadt

Philipp L. Rosendahl · Technische Universität Darmstadt

Valentin Adam · Technische Universität Darmstadt

Philipp Weißgraeber · University of Rostock

Jürg Schweizer

Abstract

We experimentally determined the multiaxial strength of buried surface hoar weak layers using displacement-controlled tests under combined normal and shear loading on a custom testing machine. 63 samples were tested; strengths ranged from 1 to 10~kPa

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Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior

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DOI: 10.22541/essoar.176530324.42302982/v1

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Testing the strength of buried surface hoar weak layers under combined compression and shear loading

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