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Uniaxial and triaxial compression test series on Topopah Spring Tuff from USW G-4, Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:59781

Fifty-seven uniaxial and triaxial compression experiments were performed on cylindrical samples taken from the Topopah Spring Member of the Paintbrush Tuff from drillhole USW G-4 at Yucca Mountain in southern Nevada. All of the samples were nominally 25.4 mm in diameter, 50.8 mm in length, and 100% water saturated. All samples were deformed in compression at room temperature under confining pressures ranging from atmospheric to 10 MPa and nominal strain rates from 10{sup -7} to 10{sup -3} s{sup -1}.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
59781
Report Number(s):
SAND--84-1101; ON: DE86005333
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English