Determination of Water Content
Description ofsoil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Sample No. _ _ __
Location _ _ _ _--'-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- - - - - - _ - , -
Tested by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Date _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Can No.
Mass of can, WI (g)
Mass of can + wet soil, W2 (g)
Mass of can + dry soil, W3 (g)
Mass of moisture, W2 - W3 (g)
Mass of dry soil, W3 - WI (g)
W2 - W3
Moisture content, W (%) = x 100
W3 -WI
Average moisture content, w_ _ _ _ %
153
Specific Gravity of Soil Solids
Description ofsoil,~_~_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Specimen No.~_ _
. Volume of flask at 20'C _ _ ml temperature of test _ _~_'C
A,_=-:-:-::-=:-
(Table 3-2)
Location, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _'--_~_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Tested by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Date.'--~_~ _ _ __
!
I Volumetric flask No.
Mass of flask + water filled to mark, WI (g)
Mass of flask + soil + water filled to mark,
W2 (g)
Mass of dry soil, Ws (g)
Mass of equal volume of water as the soil
solids, Ww (g) = (WI + Ws ) - Wz
Average Gs _ _ _- - - - - - - -
155
Sieve Analysis
Description of soil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Sample No. _ _ __
Mass of oven dry sample, W g
Location _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Tested by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Date._ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
boo 1.10
Pan
9--(') 0
_ _ _ _ =W,
W - W,
Mass loss during sieve analysis =. x 100 =____ % (OK iflessthan 2%)
W
157
Shrinkage Limit Test
Description of soil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~------ Sample No. --'..'_ _
Location _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Tested by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Date _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Mass of coated shrinkage limit dish, WI (g)
Mass of dish + wet soil, W2 (g)
Mass of dish + dry soil, W3 (g)
Mass of mercury to fill the dish, W4 (g)
Mass of mercury displaced by soil pat, Ws (g)
~w;(%)= (~-W,) xlOO
(13.6)(W, - IT';)
SL=w- (~-W,) xlOO
, (13.6)(W, - IT';)
165
Constant Head Permeability Test
Determination of Void Ratio of Specimen
Description ofsoil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Sample No. _ _ _ __
Location _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Length of specimen, L _ _ _ _ _ _ _c,m Diameter of specimen, D _ _ _ _ _,cm
Tested by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Date,_ _ _ _ _- - - - - -
Volume of specimen, V= 1t D2L(cm 2)
4
Specific gravity of soil solids, G,
Mass of specimen tube with fittings, WI (g)
Mass of tube with fittings and specimen, W2 (g)
Dry density of specimen, Pd = W2 - If; (g / cm 3 )
V
V'd . 0f
OJ ratIO '
specImen, e =,--
G,pw - 1
Pd
(Note: Pw ~ 1 glcm3)
167
Constant Head Permeability Test
Determination of Coefficient of Permeability
Test No. 1 2 3
Average flow, Q (cm3)
.
Time of collection, t (s)
Temperature of water, T (Oe)
Head difference, h (cm)
Diameter of specimen, D (cm)
Length of specimen, L (cm)
.
Area of specimen, A = 1t D2 (cm 2 )
4
k=QL (cm/s)
Aht
Average k= emls
flr"c =
k20"C = kr"C-- = emfs
fl 2."c
169
Falling Head Permeability Test
II Determination of Void Ratio of Specimen
Description ofsoil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Sample No. _ _ _ _ __
Location _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- - - -
Length of specimen, L _ _ _ _ _ _ _,cm Diameter of specimen, 0 _ _ _-_cm
Tested by _~ _ _ _ _ ___'__~_ _ _ _ __ Date _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Volume of specimen, V = n D'L (cm')
4
Specific gravity of soil solids, Gs
Mass of specimen tube with fittings; WI (g)
Mass of tube with fittings and specimen, Wz (g)
Dry density of specimen, Pd = W, - W; (g / em 3 )
. V
Void ratio of specimen, e = G ,p w -1
Pd
(JVote: Pw = 1 glcm3)
171
Falling Head Permeability Test
Determination of Coefficient of Permeability
Test No. 1 2 3
Diameter of specimen, D (em)
Length of specimen, L (cm)
Area of specimen, A (cm2)
Beginning head difference, hI (em)
Ending head difference, h2 (cm)
Test duration, t (s)
Volume of water flow through the specimen, Vw (cm3 )
k = 2.303Vw L Iog-
hI (em / s 2)
(h l -h2 )tA h,
Average k = cm/s
.
k,o·c = Il T "C
kT"C--
- = em/s
- 112o •c
173
Modified Proctor Compaction Test
Zero-Air-Void Unit Weight
Description of soil Sample No. _ __
Location _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Tested by Date _ _ _--,_ _ __
aEq.(12.1)
181
Modified Proctor Compaction Test
Determination of Dry Unit Weight
Description of soil Sample No. _ _-'-__
Location _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Volume Weight of Number of Number
of mold _ _ _ _ ft3 hammer _ _ _ Ib blows/ layer _ __ of layers _ __
Tested by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Date _ _ _ _ _ _ __
1. Weight of mold, WI (lb)
2. Weight of mold + moist soil, W2
(lb)
3. Weight of moist soil, W2- WI (lb)
4. Moist unit weight,
Y= W, -If; (lb/ft3)
1/30
5. Moisture can number
6. Mass of moisture can, W3 (g)
7. Mass of can + moist soil, W4 (g)
8. Mass of can + dry soil, W5 (g)
9. Moisture content,
w (%) = ~ -Ws xlOO
Ws-w,
10. Dry unit weight of compaction
Yd (lb/ft3)\ :(%)
+--
100
179
Direct Shear Test on Sand
Void Shear Calculation
Description ofsoil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Sample No. _ __
Location _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-,--_ _---,-_ _ _ _ _ __
Tested by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- - - - Date _ _ _~----
I
1
I 1. Specimen length, L (in.)
2. Specimen width, B (in.)
3. Specimen height, H (in.)
4. Mass of porcelain dish + dry sand (before use), WI (g)
I 5. Mass of porcelain dish + dry sand (after use), W2 (g)
1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - ' 1 Ip'<C' ,
~ \g) x 3.808
<f ''(;6<"(
6. Dry unit weight of specimen, 'Y d (lb / ft3) = W; -
f LBH(m. )
7. Specific gravity of soil solids, Gs
8. Void ratio, e = G,'Y w -1
'Yd
Note: y w = 62.4 Ib/ft3; Yd is in IblW
i
bv!
'',
185
/)
f
II
Direct Shear Test on Sand , I
Stress and Displacement Calculation
Description of soil_~_.,.-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _--:-_ Sample No. _ _ _ __
Location _ _ _ _ _~_ _ _ _ _. , _ . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Normal load, N _ _'"'t5""6_',,,,~,_·._)_ _---,.Ib Void ratio, e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Tested by~ _____ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Date _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
- ,)
() t? ()
() '2 f
i:~ . •
r)- i
10 (
)~(
I,
)
(';
,
,
I~, 0 "
t ",)
a, ,'
\,p') . r
* Plus (+) sign means expansion • <7 J 11 ~
r ('l ,~~
I Co!f-,"
t '1 J 187
,
I ~irect Shear Test on Sand
Stress and Displacement Calculation
Description of soil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Sample No. _ _--'-_ _
Location _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-,--_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Normal load, N _ _....cl---,b:....,,_f_'_t.C,--,"'--,'_ _ lb Void ratio, e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Tested by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Date _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
() o
. (,I
D' r ·r
I r, 0
"·0 ">,()
• Plus (+) sign means expansion ~'O
Cl'\'
~. z. ' r
•. (,
. '6 ?\,'l
189
Direct Shear Test on Sand
Stress and Displacement Calculation
Description ofsoil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~ Sample No. _ _ _ __
Location _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Normal load, N _ _-,I_"c-I,_1_._~__ Ib Void ratio, e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Tested by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~__ Date _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
II .C>
'2.' 0
~ ·r
• Plus (+) sign means expansion
191
Consolidation Test
Time VS. Vertical Dial Reading
Description ofsoil _ _ _ _ _ _ _..,-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Location _ _ _- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _
Tested by _ _ _ _ _ _,--_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Date _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Pressure on specimen _ _ Ib/ft2 Pressure on specimen _ _ Ib/ft2
195
Consolidation Test
Time VS. Vertical Dial Reading·
Description ofsoil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Location _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Tested by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Date _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Pressure on specimen _ _ Ib/tt' Pressure on specimen _ _ Ib/fe
197
Consolidation Test
Time vs. Vertical Dial Reading
Description ofsoil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-'--__
Location _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Tested by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Date _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Pressure on specimen _ _ Ib/ft2 Pressure on specimen _ _ Ib/tt"
199
Consolidation Test
Void Ratio·Pressure and Coefficient of Consolidation Calculation
Description of soil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Location _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Specimen diameter _ _ in. Initial specimen height, Ht(i) _ _ in. Height of solids, Hs _ cm = __ in.
Moislure Content: Beginning of lesl _ _ _ % End of lest _ _ _ _ %
Weight of dry soil specimen _ _ _ _ _ g G _ _ __
s
Tesled by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Dale _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
201
Unconsolidated-Undrained Triaxial Test
Preliminary Data
Description of soil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Specimen No. _ _ _ _ __
Location _ _ _ _ _~_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Tested by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Date _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
I. Moist mass of specimen (end of test), WI
2. Dry mass of specimen, W2
W,-W
3. Moisture content (end of test), w (%) = I 2 X 100
~
4. Initial average length of specimen, Lo
5. Initial average diameter of specimen, Do
6. Initial area, Ao = ~ D 2
4
7. Specific gravity of soil solids, Gs
8. Final degree of saturation
9. Cell confining pressure, 03
10. Proving ring calibration factor
203
Unconsolidated-Undrained Triaxial Test
Axial Stress-Strain Calculation
205
Consolidated-Undrained Triaxial Test
Preliminary Data
Description of soil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Specimen No. _ _ _ _ __
Location _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Tested by -'-_ _ _ _ _ _ _~_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Date _ _ _ _ _ _ __
1. Moist unit weight of specimen (beginning
oftest)
2. Moisture content (beginning oftest)
3. Initial length of specimen, Lo
4. Initial diameter of specimen, Do
5. Initialarea of the specimen, A =!!.. D 2
o 4 0
6. Initial volume of the specimen, Vo = Ao Lo
7. Cell consolidation pressure, 03
8. Net drainage from the specimen during
consolidation, I:l V
9. Volume of specimen after consolidation,
Vo - I:lV= Vc
10. Length of the specimen after consolidation,
L =L (VV )1I3
c ' 0
c
11, Area of the specimen after consolidation,
207
Consolidated-Undrained Triaxial Test
Axial Stress-Strain Calculation
Proving ring calibration factor _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
209
Consolidated-Undrained Triaxial Test
Preliminary Data
Description of soil _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Specimen No. _ _ _ _~-_
Location _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-,-----'-_ _ _ _ __
Tested by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Date _ _ _ _ _ __
1. Moist unit weight of specimen (beginning
oftes!)
2. Moisture content (beginning oftest)
3. Initial length of specimen, Lo
4. Initial diameter of specimen, Do
5. Initial area of the specimen, A = ~D2
o 4 0
7. Cell consolidation pressure, 03
8. Net drainage from the specimen during
consolidation, I1V
9. Volume of specimen after consolidation,
Vo - I1V= Vc
10. Length of the specimen after consolidation,
L =L (Vc)"3
c 0V
o
11. Area of the specimen after consolidation,
213
A =A
c 0 (VcV.o J
211
Consolidated-Undrained Triaxial Test
Axial Stress-Strain Calculation
Proving ring calibration factor _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
213
