×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

compression test on sand

compression test on sand

compression test on sand

(OP)
A chemical has been developed for dust abatement, made up of polysaccharide, surfactant, mordant and water.

I have to perform a compression test on the sample (solution mixed with sand and cured). The resulting crust is similar to concrete, but not as strong. I have to test various concentrations of the solution and correlate compressive strength of the crust with concentration.

MY QUESTION: Does anyone have guidelines for the sample preparation (size, shape...) and testing?

We are using an Instron 5500R, which uses 2 disks for compression.

RE: compression test on sand

ASTM International has several standards for compression testing of various materials.  For example:

C39/C39M-04a Standard Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens

You can search for these at:

http://www.astm.org

Regards,

Cory

Please see FAQ731-376 for tips on how to make the best use of Eng-Tips Fora.

RE: compression test on sand

(OP)
Thanks for the reply, Cory.

I should have mentioned in my message that I have a couple of ASTM standards: for cohesive soil and for concrete.

The resulting crust lies somewhere in between. I was hoping someone would have experience with something comparable, and would have some insights to share.

Thanks again,
Marc

RE: compression test on sand

Perform a search at the ASTM Internet site - there are hundreds of standards in this general area, and you should be able to find a suitable one.

Regards,

Cory

Please see FAQ731-376 for tips on how to make the best use of Eng-Tips Fora.

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources