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SHEAR STRENGTH OF SOIL

DIRECT SHEAR TEST


TRIAXIAL TEST
A. CONSOLIDATED DRAINED (CD TEST)

Determine:

Also,

NOTE:
FORMULAS:
1. Angle of Internal Friction

2. Angle that the failure plane makes with the major principal plane

3. Normal and Shear Stresses on the Failure Plane


Answers:

Maximum shear stress occurs on the plane when  = 45 degrees

B. CONSOLIDATED UNDRAINED (CU TEST)


(a) Specimen under confining pressure (c) Deviator stress application

Formulas:

Answers
C. UNCONSOLIDATED UNDRAINED (UU TEST)
The undrained shear strength is equal to

UNCONFINED COMPRESSION TEST


qu is the unconfined compression strength

Reference:

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering 8th Edition


Braja Das and Khaled Sobhan

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