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triaxial compression test
A test in which a cylindrical specimen of rock encased in an impervious membrane is subjected to a confining pressure and then loaded axially to failure.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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