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Advances in Laboratory Testing and Modelling of Soils and Shales

ATMSS 2017: Advances in Laboratory Testing and Modelling of Soils and Shales (ATMSS) pp 359–366Cite as

Cyclic Testing on Low-Density Chalk

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A short series of cyclic triaxial tests has been carried out on chalk samples from the English Channel. The specimens are installed with a minimum of handling. The state of specimens after the cyclic testing ranged between no apparent changes to the structure (no degradation) and total loss of structure (degradation); whereas pronounced failure planes were observed in some of the specimens. The current article summarizes details of geological description and handling of the tested specimens in respect to the failure mode of the chalk.

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  1. Geo, Kgs Lyngby, Denmark

    Svend Pilgaard Larsen, Nataša Katić & Niels Trads

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  1. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Alessio Ferrari

  2. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Lyesse Laloui

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Larsen, S.P., Katić, N., Trads, N. (2017). Cyclic Testing on Low-Density Chalk. In: Ferrari, A., Laloui, L. (eds) Advances in Laboratory Testing and Modelling of Soils and Shales (ATMSS). ATMSS 2017. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52773-4_42

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