Research Article

Experimental Study on the Influence of Freezing Pressure on the Uniaxial Mechanical Properties of Ice

Table 3

Summary of the maximum tangent modulus before and after the peak of stress-strain curves.

GroupStrain rate (s−1)Freezing pressure (MPa)Prepeak maximum tangent modulus Etb (GPa)Maximum tangent modulus after peak Eta (GPa)

R2-0.5-11.5 × 10−50.56.061.36
R2-0.5-20.56.001.28
R2-10-1108.161.92
R2-10-2107.952.11
R2-20-1208.021.28
R2-20-2207.751.01
R2-30-1308.781.70
R2-30-2308.421.52

R3-0.5-15 × 10−60.55.061.01
R3-0.5-20.54.550.79
R3-10-1107.531.67
R3-10-2107.801.50
R3-20-1206.280.89
R3-20-2205.260.89
R3-30-1308.801.49
R3-30-2307.391.60

R4-0.5-11.5 × 10−60.53.600.89
R4-0.5-20.53.040.57
R4-10-1105.071.37
R4-10-2104.881.13
R4-20-1204.030.77
R4-20-2204.330.58
R4-30-1305.161.25
R4-30-2305.051.30