Automated triaxial apparatus for elevated pressures

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1350, 1999, Pages 231-246

  Cuccovillo, Teresa ^a   Coop, Matthew R ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER CONTROL; EQUIPMENT TESTING; HIGH PRESSURE ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL TESTING; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PERFORMANCE; ROCK MECHANICS; SOIL MECHANICS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ELEVATED PRESSURES; INSTRUMENTATION; STRESS PATH TESTING; TRIAXIAL APPARATUS; TRIAXIAL TEST;

MATERIALS TESTING APPARATUS;

EID: 0032660171     PISSN: 10403094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp13319s     Document Type: Article

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