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Triaxial Test

Unconsolidated- Undrained (UU) test


The table below represents the results of triaxial tests, write a report that includes
all the calculations to determine the undrained shear strength of the soil and discuss
the results.

The required plots:


Stress-strain curves
Sketch the expected mode of failure
Mohr's circle and failure envelope
Diameter = 38 mm Height = 76 mm
Proving constant = 1.4x10-3 kN/div. Axial strain factor= 0.001 mm/div.
Strain dial Cell pressure, kPa
readings 100 200 300
0 0 0 0
20 8 9 6
40 21 23 16
60 42 45 32
80 63 68 47
100 87 94 65
120 105 113 79
140 135 146 101
160 165 178 124
180 190 201 207
200 220 233 240
250 260 276 283
300 280 297 305
350 270 286 294
400 240 254 262
450 225 239 245
500 218 231 238
550 216 229 235
600 214 227 233

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