Effect of the Mass Fraction of Ice on the Strain Rate Dependence of Strength under Dynamic Fracture of Frozen Soil

Experimental dependences of the strength of frozen sandy soil on strain rate are analyzed using a structural–temporal approach. Results of dynamic uniaxial compression tests at a temperature of −18°C and strain rates of 400 to 2600 s−1 of frozen sandy soil specimens of two types with an ice mass fraction of 10 and 18% measured at room temperature are presented. The strain rate dependence at different freezing temperatures of frozen sand with an ice mass fraction of 30% is studied using known experimental data.