Updated 21 Feb. 2010
Concept
The true triaxial apparatus is a laboratory testing equipment to study the three dimensional stress-strain-strength behavior of soil, for instance in complex stress paths. It is mainly considered as a research laboratory tool for advanced study of mechanical behavior of soil. It the recent years, however, it has been also considered in geotechnical engineering practice.
Description and test procedure
It allows independent control of normal stresses applied in three dimensions to cubical soil samples. The term “true” is used to avoid confusion with conventional triaxial apparatus in which stresses are controlled only along two axes, i.e. axial and lateral confining stresses. The ability of independent control of the parameters in three dimensions, allows for a wider range of loading condition in a true triaxial test. Three general types of true triaxial apparatus are:
- Stress controlled with flexible boundaries
- Strain controlled with rigid boundaries
- Mixed boundary apparatus
Test Standards
Related experimental results on Database
- GDL005: The Stress-Strain-Strength Behaviour of a Completely Decomposed Granite Soil Using a New Advanced True Triaxial Testing System, Jian-Hua Yin & Md. Kumruzzaman, International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG), 1-6 October, 2008, Goa, India Access
- GDL003: A Laboratory Study of Normally Consolidated Kaolin Clay, Dayakar Penumadu, Amit Prashant. 2005. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 42: 27-237 (2005). Access
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- llustrated description of an integrated True-Triaxial Test Cell designed for large strain deformation True triaxial Test system, ErgoTech
- Review of the existing True Triaxial apparatus types and the development description of a true triaxial apparatus Heath S. Williams, Master thesis, Development of a true triaxial apparatus for soil testing, Louisiana State University
- New method for True-Triaxial rock testing, U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) , W.R. Wawersik, L.W. Carlson, D.J. Holcomb, and RJ. Williams
- True triaxial strength and deformability of the German Continental Deep Drilling Program (KTB) deep hole amphibolite, Chandong Chang and Bezalel Haimson, JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 105, NO. B8, PAGES 18,999-19,013, AUGUST 10, 2000
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