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    The document describes the results of three direct shear tests conducted to determine the shear strength of a soil sample. The tests involved applying different normal stresses of 10 kPa, 20 kPa and 30 kPa and measuring the shear stress, horizontal displacement, and vertical displacement. The results will be used to calculate density, stresses, plot shear stress vs shear strain and normal displacement vs shear displacement. From these plots, the peak shear strength will be determined and plotted against normal stress to find the shear strength parameters c' and φ' of the soil.

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    The document describes the results of three direct shear tests conducted to determine the shear strength of a soil sample. The tests involved applying different normal stresses of 10 kPa, 20 kPa and 30 kPa and measuring the shear stress, horizontal displacement, and vertical displacement. The results will be used to calculate density, stresses, plot shear stress vs shear strain and normal displacement vs shear displacement. From these plots, the peak shear strength will be determined and plotted against normal stress to find the shear strength parameters c' and φ' of the soil.

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    The document describes the results of three direct shear tests conducted to determine the shear strength of a soil sample. The tests involved applying different normal stresses of 10 kPa, 20 kPa and 30 kPa and measuring the shear stress, horizontal displacement, and vertical displacement. The results will be used to calculate density, stresses, plot shear stress vs shear strain and normal displacement vs shear displacement. From these plots, the peak shear strength will be determined and plotted against normal stress to find the shear strength parameters c' and φ' of the soil.

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    Direct Shear Test

    Dry Density Calculations


    Shear box width, B (mm) =
    Shear box length, L (mm) =
    Total depth of shear box, D (mm) =
    Total thickness of load block, (t + h) (mm) =
    Mass of soil, m (gm) =
    Sample thickness, H = D-(t+h) (mm)
    3
    Sample volume, V = LBH (m )
    3
    Dry unit weight, d (kN/m ) =
    Shear Test Calculation
    Shear proving ring rate (N/division)=
    Axial (normal) applied load (kg) =
    Axial (normal) applied stress (kPa) =

    Test No. 1
    60.0
    60.0
    75.0
    40.0
    210.0

    Test No. 1
    0.5
    10

    Test No. 2
    60.0
    60.0
    75.0
    40.0
    210.0

    Test No. 2
    0.5
    20

    Test No. 3
    60.0
    60.0
    75.0
    40.0
    210.0

    Test No. 3
    0.5
    30

    N.B.: Multiply shear proving ring divisions by shear proving ring rate (i.e. 0.5) to
    calculate shear force in Newton.
    Tests Data
    Shear proving ring divisions

    Horizontal displacement, L
    (mm)

    Vertical displacement, h
    (mm)

    Test 1

    Test 1

    Test 1

    0
    7
    20
    42
    62
    72
    83
    97
    100
    105
    111
    118
    135
    152
    158
    157
    152
    150

    Test 2
    0
    7
    25
    48
    75
    100
    115
    155
    181
    194
    218
    246
    281
    295
    295
    295
    288
    278
    273

    Test 3
    0
    142
    189
    218
    256
    328
    380
    410
    439
    398
    356

    0
    0.32
    0.9
    1.5
    2.12
    2.74
    3.38
    4
    4.62
    5.24
    5.87
    6.47
    7.12
    7.76
    8.38
    9
    9.61
    10.26

    Test 2
    0
    0.1
    0.28
    0.48
    0.68
    0.88
    1.07
    1.69
    2.3
    2.91
    3.52
    4.13
    4.75
    5.38
    6
    6.63
    7.26
    7.87
    8.5

    Test 3
    0
    1.22
    1.76
    2.34
    2.94
    3.56
    4.19
    4.81
    5.43
    6.06
    6.69

    0
    -0.02
    -0.08
    -0.12
    -0.13
    -0.15
    -0.15
    -0.16
    -0.16
    -0.16
    -0.15
    -0.14
    -0.1
    -0.02
    0.05
    0.11
    0.14
    0.16

    Test 2
    0
    -0.01
    -0.02
    -0.04
    -0.05
    -0.07
    -0.09
    -0.12
    -0.13
    -0.13
    -0.12
    -0.11
    -0.1
    -0.06
    0
    0.05
    0.08
    0.11
    0.13

    Test 3
    0
    -0.03
    -0.04
    -0.06
    -0.07
    -0.06
    -0.05
    -0.01
    0.03
    0.07
    0.09

    Reporting the Results:


    1. Calculate the specimen density and fill out each column of the given table.
    2. Calculate the stresses from the proving ring and applied loads, apply appropriate area
    correction where necessary.
    3. Plot the shear stress versus shear strain and discuss your understanding of the peak of the
    graphs with respect to applied normal stress.
    4. Plot normal displacement versus shear displacement and discuss the volume change
    behaviour of the tested soil.
    5. Using the maximum values of shear stress (as plotted in 3), plot a graph of shear stress
    versus normal stress (of tests 1, 2 and 3) and determine the shear strength parameters c'
    and (note that, as the test is conducted on clean sand, it is expected that no cohesion will
    be obtained and thus c' = 0).
    6. Determine the sand type and discuss its characteristics.

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