The effect of saturation of the mechanical properties of tuff at Yucca Mountain
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:405277
- Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
This study investigates the effect of saturation on the mechanical properties, namely compressive strength and Young`s Modulus, of Tiva Canyon welded tuff and Topopah Spring welded tuff from the Nevada Test Site. Unconfined compression tests on air dried and saturated specimens show that saturation lowers both the average compressive strength and the average Young`s Modulus of Topopah Spring and Tiva Canyon tuff specimens. Saturation increases the variability of the mechanical properties of Topopah Spring tuff and the variability of the compressive strength of Tiva Canyon tuff.
- Research Organization:
- American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY (United States); American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 405277
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960421--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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