Dataset regarding the mechanical characterization of sedimentary rocks derived from Svalbard for possible use in local road constructions
Diego Maria Barbieri,
Jean-Gabriel Dorval,
Baowen Lou,
Hao Chen,
Benan Shu,
Fusong Wang,
Inge Hoff
Affiliations
Diego Maria Barbieri
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 7A, Trondheim, 7491 Trøndelag, Norway; Corresponding author.
Jean-Gabriel Dorval
Department of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Brovej Building 118, Kongens Lyngby, 2800 Hovedstaden, Denmark
Baowen Lou
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 7A, Trondheim, 7491 Trøndelag, Norway
Hao Chen
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 7A, Trondheim, 7491 Trøndelag, Norway
Benan Shu
Foshan Transportation Science and Technology Co. Ltd, Wuhan University of Technology, Kuiqi second road 18, Foshan, 528000, Guangdong, China
Fusong Wang
State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology. Luoshi road 122, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 7A, Trondheim, 7491 Trøndelag, Norway
Inge Hoff
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Høgskoleringen 7A, Trondheim, 7491 Trøndelag, Norway
The dataset deals with the mechanical characterization of sedimentary rocks collected along the banks of Longyear river in proximity of Longyearbyen (Svalbard) at the junction of Bolterdalen and Adventdalen valleys. As the rocks represent possible local construction materials that can be employed in the new road infrastructures located in the Svalbard archipelago, three types of laboratory investigations were performed for mechanical characterization: Los Angeles tests, micro-Deval tests and repeated load triaxial tests. The grading curve of the material characterized with the repeated load triaxial tests corresponded to a typical one commonly adopted in Norway for road base layer (0–31.5 mm). The dataset offers a thorough overview of the mechanical properties relevant for road constructions and the dataset can be useful to both contractors and transportation agencies operating in the Svalbard archipelago.
