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Flexural strength of core plates and sandwich plates were determined by three point bend test as shown in Fig. 2. The span was 150 mm. Deflection of the center of the span was measured with a laser displacement censor. Vertical movements of the plate on the supporting points were also measured with displacement transducers which were used to delete the rigid body displacement from the measured deflection. The applied load was measured with a load cell. Shear strength of core plates were determined by double shearing test as shown in Fig. 3. 

The so-called shear cells are used for direct shear tests, where the powder specimen is consolidated in the vertical direction and then sheared in a horizontal plane. There are basically two types of shear cells in use today the Jenike shear cell (sometimes referred to more generally as the translational shear box) and the annular (or ring) shear cell (the rotational shear box). As the equipment needed is highly specialized (and hence outside the scope of this Guide) and as manufacturers instructions are usually adequate, the following contains only an outline description of both the hardware and the test procedures. 

In an in situ shear test, a block of rock is sheared from a rock surface while a horizontal jack exerts a vertical load. It is advantageous to make the tests inside galleries, where... 

Second method is shear test (Vane Cone Shear Test, VCST), in-situ cohesion and friction angle are independently measured in half an hour. Figure 8 shows relationship between VCST and tri-axial compression test or simple shear test in several soil samples. Initial torque, which is the torque when vertical load is zero, correlates to cohesion by tri-axial test. Furthermore, trend angle of approximation line by VCST correlates to friction angle. 

Goldberg and Rubin [Ind. Eng. Chem. Proce.s.s Des. Dev., 6 195 (1967)] showed in tests with a disk spinning vertically to the foam layer that most mechanical procedures, whether centrifugation, mixing, or blowing through nozzles, consist basically of the application of shear stress. Subjecting foam to an air-jet impact can also provide a source... 

From this relatively simple test, therefore, it is possible to obtain complete flow data on the material as shown in Fig. 5.3. Note that shear rates similar to those experienced in processing equipment can be achieved. Variations in melt temperature and hypostatic pressure also have an effect on the shear and tensile viscosities of the melt. An increase in temperature causes a decrease in viscosity and an increase in hydrostatic pressure causes an increase in viscosity. Topically, for low density polyethlyene an increase in temperature of 40°C causes a vertical shift of the viscosity curve by a factor of about 3. Since the plastic will be subjected to a temperature rise when it is forced through the die, it is usually worthwhile to check (by means of Equation 5.64) whether or not this is signiflcant. Fig. 5.2 shows the effect of temperature on the viscosity of polypropylene. 

Standard geotechnical test reports address typical static properties of soil such as shear strength and bearing capacity but may not provide dynamic properties unless they are specifically requested. In these situations, it is necessary to use the static properties. Dynamic soil properties which are reported may be based on low strain amplitude tests which may or may not be applicable to the situation of interest. Soils reports will generally provide vertical and lateral stiffness values for the foundation type recommended. These can be used along with ultimate bearing capacities to perform a dynamic response calculation of the foundation for the applied blast load. 

Fig. 8. Radionuclide migration studied in a granitic shear zone at the Grimsel test site, Switzerland (injection flow rate 10 mL/min extraction flow rate 150 mL/min, dipole distance 2.3 m). Am(III), Pu(IV) and Th(IV) are co-eluted with the colloids grey vertical lines indicate maxima of breakthrough curves (Geckeis et al. 2003). In order to allow a direct comparison of breakthrough curves, the colloid and radionuclide concentrations (c in mg/mL) in the extracted water samples are normalized to the total injected mass of individual colloid or radionuclide tracers (mn in mg).

The Yerzley oscillograph is specified in ASTM D94519 and is shown schematically in Figure 9.7. It consists of a horizontal beam pivoted so as to oscillate vertically and in so doing deform the test piece mounted between the beam and a fixed support. A pen attached to one end of the beam records the decaying train of oscillations on a revolving drum chart. The dynamic deformation of the test piece can be superimposed on a static strain and the mode of deformation can be either shear or compression. The mass and, hence, the inertia of the beam can be varied by attached weights. 

There are three main configurations for the tear test. In the first two a tensile force is applied to the sample. In one configuration, the force is vertical to the plane of the sample, and in the second it is at right angles. In the third style, an element of shear is also introduced. Figure 9.3 shows the basic configuration of the tear test pieces. 

Care must be taken to align the samples exactly vertically in the tensile strength machine otherwise, shearing is introduced into the mechanism. In the conical test, high concentration of stress is placed at the apex of the cones and any failure starts at this point. 

Fig. 3 shows a vertical cross-section of NGI s triaxial coupled shear flow test (TCSFT) cell. This modified triaxial cell allows higher confining stresses and the testing of smaller samples compared to the CSFT cell. The tested samples had a diameter of... 

The shear cell is filled in a standard manner to produce a powder bed with a constant bulk density. A vertical (normal) force is applied to the powder bed and a horizontal force applied to the moveable ring. As the powder bed moves due to the horizontal shear stress, it will change volume, either expanding or contracting depending on the magnitude of the vertical force. A series of tests are performed to determine the vertical load under which the bed remains at constant volume when sheared, referred to as the critical state. Once the critical state has been determined, a series of identical specimens are prepared, and each is sheared under a different vertical load, with all loads being less than the critical state. 

Another aspect of cement slurry stability is the stability under dynamic conditions. Dynamic conditions are usually more severe than static ones because cement slurries are shear-thinning. This is a problem in the laboratory as the solid particles may settle while the fluid is being sheared (thickening time, rheology), and also in the field especially if the well is deviated from vertical. But there is currently no standard test in the industry to evaluate the stability of cement slurries under dynamic conditions. 

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