Thank you once again for your reply. I am actually happy for knowing that the strength of the samples won't be altered by testing them at 'slow' and 'very slow' loading rates. I don't know about the increase of loading I will aply, though and wonder if there is a difference between 'fast rates'...
Nice to hear from you again foch3. Thank you for your tips. I would like to mention one thing: as the marine samples I am intending to test are at normal conditions saturated with sea water (and oftentimes in relatively shallow depths below the sea bottom) there is a tendency to apply...
Thank you Foch3. My question is perhaps a bit more complex. I am actually interested in knowing the effects of testing my soil samples using a smaller frequency (i.e. for long periods) and if that will substancially alter the test results. I keep looking at bibliography on cyclic strain testing...
I am a Geothecnical engineer that is now working on submarine slope stability. I have a cyclic triaxial apparatus that is prepared more for rock testing than soil testing. The thing is that the triaxial tests I perform do not simulate exactly the cyclic effect of an earthquake (i.e. considering...
