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Jordan University of Science and Technology Department of Civil Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Lab Experiment #7

This document summarizes an experiment conducted to determine the shear strength of soil using unconfined compression and triaxial tests. The unconfined compression test was used to determine the unconfined compressive strength (qu) of a clayey soil sample, which can then be used to calculate the undrained shear strength (Cu) of the soil. A triaxial test was also conducted on a soil sample under a confining pressure of 400kPa to measure the shear strength. The results showed that conducting multiple identical tests improves accuracy of the shear strength value determined. Shear strength is an important soil parameter used in designing earth structures.

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Jordan University of Science and Technology Department of Civil Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Lab Experiment #7

This document summarizes an experiment conducted to determine the shear strength of soil using unconfined compression and triaxial tests. The unconfined compression test was used to determine the unconfined compressive strength (qu) of a clayey soil sample, which can then be used to calculate the undrained shear strength (Cu) of the soil. A triaxial test was also conducted on a soil sample under a confining pressure of 400kPa to measure the shear strength. The results showed that conducting multiple identical tests improves accuracy of the shear strength value determined. Shear strength is an important soil parameter used in designing earth structures.

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Jordan University of science and technology Department of civil engineering Geotechnical engineering Lab Experiment #7

Shear Strength Of Soil

'Name: Anas Adeeb Alshare ID: 20080023066 Due Date: 15/4/2012 Eng: Hind Shatnawi

:Objective :Unconfined Compression test Shear strength of soil can be given by Coulomb equation s=C+tan but for saturated clay is 0 so the equation will be .S=Cu The UCT is used to determine the value of Cu of the clayey soil and the equation of the shear strength is .Cu=qu/2 where qu is unconfined compression strength The test is conducted by applying axial stress only on a cylindrical specimen and draws the stress strain diagram for the .test :Test results

Note: Load x 10.5 Deflection x .01

So From the graph we have qu=46x10.5=483N To find stress we have corrected area which is A=Ao/1- S=Load/2xA

:Triaxial Test For the Triaxial test we apply a confining of about 400kpa to a specimen with Ao=10cm2 and draw the stress strain diagram with UU test it's unconsolidated undrained test which has the same law and method ford determining S as unconfined test :Test Results .External Graph

:Discussion and conclusion in the determination of unconfined CT it's better to conduct-1 .the test on three identical specimens to have a better value the consistency of the soil is varied according to qu of the-2 soil the stiffer the soil the higher the qu Errors may be occurred due to calibration of the Machine and-3 .poorly molded specimen shear strength determination of the soil is very important-4 parameter for the determination of the ultimate bearing capacity of the soil which is a very important design parameter .for earth structures

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