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The document presents the results of a direct shear test on a sand specimen, including tables showing shear stress and displacement measurements taken over time. A graph plots the relationship between shear stress and displacement. A second graph shows the peak strength failure envelope for the sand, with calculations determining the friction angle as 39.631 degrees based on the peak shear and normal stresses measured.

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The document presents the results of a direct shear test on a sand specimen, including tables showing shear stress and displacement measurements taken over time. A graph plots the relationship between shear stress and displacement. A second graph shows the peak strength failure envelope for the sand, with calculations determining the friction angle as 39.631 degrees based on the peak shear and normal stresses measured.

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College of Engineering

Department of Architectural and Civil Engineering

Foundation Engineering, I - CVEN 330 – Fall 2019 – L02

Homework (1)

Instructor:
Dr. Hisham Eid
Eng. Khalid Rabie
Done by:
Osama Durra

Submitted Date: September 19th, 2019


Table 1: Test results for sand specimen tested in direct shear apparatus.
Time, min (t) Proving ring reading for lateral
displacement (R)

0 0
2 323
4 516
6 582
8 552
10 478
12 465
Table 2: The result of shear displacement.
Time, min (t) Shear rate (mm/min) Shear displacement (mm)

0 0.5 0
2 0.5 1
4 0.5 2
6 0.5 3
8 0.5 4
10 0.5 5
12 0.5 6

Sample calculation (Third Raw):


Shear Displacement, 𝛅 = Shear rate × time
Shear Displacement = 4*0.5 = 2 mm
Table 3: The result of shear force.
Proving ring constant Proving ring reading for Shear force (N)
(N/div) lateral displacement (R)

0.5 0 0
0.5 323 161.5
0.5 516 258
0.5 582 291
0.5 552 276
0.5 478 239
0.5 465 232.5

Sample calculation (Third Raw):


Shear Force, T = Proving ring constant × Proving ring reading
Shear Force, T = 0.5*516 = 258 N
Table 4: The result of shear force.
Area (mm2) Shear force (N) Shear stress (MPA)
3600 0 0
3600 161.5 0.044861
3600 258 0.071667
3600 291 0.080833
3600 276 0.076667
3600 239 0.066389
3600 232.5 0.064583

Sample calculation (Third Raw):


Shear Stress, S = 𝐓 / cross−section area of shear box
Shear Stress, S = 258/3600 = 0.071667 MPa

shear stress - shear displacement


0.09
shear stress (T ) M P a

0.08
0.07
0.06
0.05
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.01
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

shear displacement (D) mm

Figure 1: shear stress - shear displacement.


strength failure envelope
0.09
0.08
Shear strength (MPa)

0.07
0.06
0.05
Ø = 39.6310
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.01
0
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1

Normal stress (MPa)

Figure 2: The peak strength failure envelope of the sand.

Sample Calculations for the shear strength envelope:


The peak shear strength =  = 0.081667 MPa
Shear displacement of the peak shear strength = 2.99 mm
Normal force = 355 N
Normal stress =  = normal force/cross section area
Normal stress = 355/3600 = 0.0986111 MPa
 = c +  * tan where c is constant equal to zero because its sand
The peak friction angle =  = arctan (/) = arctan (0.081667/0.0986111) = 39.631o

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