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Triaxial compressive strength data of tests conducted at varying strain rates and confining pressures on salt samples from the Northwich Halite Member

Publisher
British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
13 August 2026
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Summary

The dataset contains triaxial compressive strength data of salt samples collected from the Northwich Halite Member at the Winsford Mine in Cheshire, UK. Each sample was subjected to varying strain or displacement-equivalent rates under conventional triaxial stress conditions to evaluate its mechanical response to different loading conditions. The experiments were conducted over two testing campaigns between July 2022 and August 2023, using a servo-controlled stiff load frame in the Rock Mechanics and Physics Laboratory at the British Geological Survey, Keyworth, UK. The dataset is organized into individual Microsoft Excel files, each corresponding to a single test and containing parameters such as time, force, stress, displacement, and strain. A summary file detailing sample characteristics and test conditions is also included.

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
13 August 2026
Harvest GUID
302214db-a164-0a1b-e063-3050940a6602
Extent (Latitude)
53.2100° to 53.2000°
Extent (Longitude)
-2.5200° to -2.5100°
Dataset reference date (creation)
2025-03-10
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Access constraints
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Responsible party
Heriot-Watt University (originator); British Geological Survey (distributor, originator, pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng