ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY
Attachment 4 = Direct Shear Test
Project: (G+4) Hotel
Owner: Ato Wondafrash Tesfaye
Location: Wolega (Gimbi)
Sample No. TP 1 Sample Depth, m: 3.00 Location:
Thickness of sample: 25 mm Ring Calib. Factor: 0.70 N/div Wet unit weight, kN/M3: 18.78
Length of sample : 60 mm Rate of strain : 0.1 mm/min Dry Unit Weight, kN/M :3
14.22
Width of sample: 60 mm Moisture content, % 32.0 Sample Condition: Disturbed
Applied Vertical Stress Applied Vertical Stress Applied Vertical Stress
100 kPa 200 kPa 300 kPa
Horizontal Corrected Proving Shear Shear Proving Shear Shear Proving Shear Shear
Displacement Area Ring Load Stress Ring Load Stress Ring Load Stress
[mm] [mm2] Reading [N] [kPa] Reading [N] [kPa] Reading [N] [kPa]
0.0 3600 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.5 3570 20.00 14.00 3.92 40.00 28.00 7.84 70.00 49.00 13.73
1.0 3540 50.00 35.00 9.89 80.00 56.00 15.82 90.00 63.00 17.80
1.5 3510 90.00 63.00 17.95 120.00 84.00 23.93 120.00 84.00 23.93
2.0 3480 120.00 84.00 24.14 170.00 119.00 34.20 160.00 112.00 32.18
2.5 3450 150.00 105.00 30.43 210.00 147.00 42.61 200.00 140.00 40.58
3.0 3420 195.00 136.50 39.91 240.00 168.00 49.12 240.00 168.00 49.12
3.5 3390 220.00 154.00 45.43 290.00 203.00 59.88 270.00 189.00 55.75
4.0 3360 255.00 178.50 53.13 310.00 217.00 64.58 300.00 210.00 62.50
4.5 3330 280.00 196.00 58.86 330.00 231.00 69.37 340.00 238.00 71.47
5.0 3300 305.00 213.50 64.70 350.00 245.00 74.24 370.00 259.00 78.48
5.5 3270 320.00 224.00 68.50 390.00 273.00 83.49 410.00 287.00 87.77
6.0 3240 355.00 248.50 76.70 410.00 287.00 88.58 450.00 315.00 97.22
6.5 3210 370.00 259.00 80.69 450.00 315.00 98.13 470.00 329.00 102.49
7.0 3180 395.00 276.50 86.95 490.00 343.00 107.86 490.00 343.00 107.86
7.5 3150 405.00 283.50 90.00 510.00 357.00 113.33 510.00 357.00 113.33
8.0 3120 410.00 287.00 91.99 520.00 364.00 116.67 530.00 371.00 118.91
8.5 3090 370.00 259.00 83.82 535.00 374.50 121.20 550.00 385.00 124.60
9.0 3060 350.00 245.00 80.07 540.00 378.00 123.53 570.00 399.00 130.39
9.5 3030 320.00 224.00 73.93 545.00 381.50 125.91 590.00 413.00 136.30
10.0 3000 300.00 210.00 70.00 530.00 371.00 123.67 610.00 427.00 142.33
10.5 2970 270.00 189.00 63.64 520.00 364.00 122.56 620.00 434.00 146.13
11.0 2940 260.00 182.00 61.90 500.00 350.00 119.05 630.00 441.00 150.00
11.5 2910 - - - 470.00 329.00 113.06 635.00 444.50 152.75
12.0 2880 - - - 440.00 308.00 106.94 640.00 448.00 155.56
Maximum shear stress, kPa 91.99 Maximum shear stress, kPa 125.91 Maximum shear stress, kPa 155.56
Maximum Shear Stress Vs Applied Vertical Load
Shear Stress Vs Displacement
200 200
150 150
f(x) = 0.31784188034188 x + 60.9150658655609
100 100
R² = 0.998496524587354
50 50
0 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

Angle of internal friction, f = 17.7 Cohesion , C (kN/m2) = 61

Tested by Verified by

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Yonas Mekonnen Dr. Hadush Seged