Brazilian Disc Tensile Strength (BDTS) data of tests conducted on salt samples from the Northwich Halite Member
type: Dataset
description: The dataset contains indirect tensile strength data of salt samples collected from the Northwich Halite Member at the Winsford Mine in Cheshire, UK. Each sample was unconfined and deformed under uniaxial compression, where the primary principal stress corresponds to the axial stress and the intermediate and minimum principal stresses are equal to 0. Each sample was deformed using a constant loading rate of 200 N/s. The tests were completed using a servo-controlled stiff load frame equipped with an indirect tension fixture in the Rock Mechanics and Physics Laboratory at the British Geological Survey, Keyworth UK. The data are separated into individual Microsoft Excel files, with each file representing a single test. Each file contains time, axial force, axial displacement, and tensile stress data.
issued: 2025-03-31T14:09:40.434789
modified: 2026-08-20T22:27:20.799924
spatial: Location
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keyword: Geomechanics
keyword: Halite
keyword: NERC_DDC
keyword: Physical properties
keyword: Rock mechanics
keyword: Salt
keyword: Tensile strength

Citation Information - Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
type: Distribution
description: Valdez II, R., Ougier-Simonin, A. (2025). Brazilian Disc Tensile Strength (BDTS) data of tests conducted on salt samples from the Northwich Halite Member. NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/67dd5a63-0ffd-426a-9f72-a4612272e465
issued: 2026-08-20T22:27:20.872863
modified: 2026-08-20T22:27:20.813375
access URL: https://doi.org/10.5285/67dd5a63-0ffd-426a-9f72-a4612272e465

Brazilian Disc Tensile Strength (BDTS) data of tests conducted on salt samples from the Northwich Halite Member
type: Distribution
description: The dataset contains indirect tensile strength data of salt samples collected from the Northwich Halite Member at the Winsford Mine in Cheshire, UK. Each sample was unconfined and deformed under uniaxial compression, where the primary principal stress corresponds to the axial stress and the intermediate and minimum principal stresses are equal to 0. Each sample was deformed using a constant loading rate of 200 N/s. The tests were completed using a servo-controlled stiff load frame equipped with an indirect tension fixture in the Rock Mechanics and Physics Laboratory at the British Geological Survey, Keyworth UK. The data are separated into individual Microsoft Excel files, with each file representing a single test. Each file contains time, axial force, axial displacement, and tensile stress data.
issued: 2026-08-20T22:27:20.872865
modified: 2026-08-20T22:27:20.813459
access URL: https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item187105

British Geological Survey (BGS)
type: Organization