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    The document describes conducting an unconsolidated undrained (UU) triaxial test to determine the shear strength parameters (c and φ) of a soil sample. Key steps include: (1) placing an undisturbed soil specimen in a triaxial cell and applying cell pressure, (2) shearing the specimen at a controlled strain rate while measuring deviator stress and axial deformation, (3) repeating the test at increasing cell pressures, and (4) analyzing the data to calculate shear strength and plot Mohr's circles to determine c and φ. The UU triaxial test is quick and measures the undrained shear strength of clayey soils.

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    The document describes conducting an unconsolidated undrained (UU) triaxial test to determine the shear strength parameters (c and φ) of a soil sample. Key steps include: (1) placing an undisturbed soil specimen in a triaxial cell and applying cell pressure, (2) shearing the specimen at a controlled strain rate while measuring deviator stress and axial deformation, (3) repeating the test at increasing cell pressures, and (4) analyzing the data to calculate shear strength and plot Mohr's circles to determine c and φ. The UU triaxial test is quick and measures the undrained shear strength of clayey soils.

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    The document describes conducting an unconsolidated undrained (UU) triaxial test to determine the shear strength parameters (c and φ) of a soil sample. Key steps include: (1) placing an undisturbed soil specimen in a triaxial cell and applying cell pressure, (2) shearing the specimen at a controlled strain rate while measuring deviator stress and axial deformation, (3) repeating the test at increasing cell pressures, and (4) analyzing the data to calculate shear strength and plot Mohr's circles to determine c and φ. The UU triaxial test is quick and measures the undrained shear strength of clayey soils.

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    Experiment:

    To determine the shear strength parameters (c and) for a given soil sample using the triaxial
    compression test.
    Apparatus:
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.

    Triaxial compression device


    Triaxial cell
    Specimen mould
    Rubber membrane
    Membrane stretcher

    Theory:
    1. Triaxial test is more reliable because we can measure both drained and undrained shear
    strength.
    2. Generally 1.5 diameter (3 tall) or 3 diameter (6 tall) specimen is used.
    3. Specimen is encased by a thin rubber membrane and set into a plastic cylindrical
    chamber.
    4. Cell pressure is applied in the chamber (which represents 3) by pressurizing the cell
    fluid (generally water).
    5. Vertical stress is increased by loading the specimen (by raising the platen in strain
    controlled test and by adding loads directly in stress controlled test, but strain controlled
    test is more common) until shear failure occurs. Total vertical stress, which is 1 is
    equal to the sum of 3 and deviator stress (d).
    6. Measurement of d, axial deformation, pore pressure, and sample volume change are
    recorded.
    7. Depending on the nature of loading and drainage condition, triaxial tests are conducted in
    three different ways.
    UU Triaxial test
    CU Triaxial test
    CD Triaxial test
    In this lab, we will conduct UU triaxial test.
    Unconsolidated Undrained Triaxial Test (UU Triaxial Test)
    As drainage is not permitted and consolidation is not necessary, this test is very quick, and
    also referred as Q-test, pore pressure increases right after the application of 3 as well as
    after the application of d. This test is common in clayey soils.
    Application
    UU triaxial test gives shear strength of soil at different confining stresses. Shear strength is
    important in all types of geotechnical designs and analyses.

    Procedure:
    1. Measure diameter, length, and initial mass of the specimen.
    2. Set a soil specimen in a triaxial chamber after putting it in the rubber membrane.
    3. Increase the cell pressure to a desired value (10 psi for the first case and 20 psi in the
    second case).
    4. Shear the specimen at the rate of 1%/min.
    5. Record L, and d in every 10 seconds.
    6. Continue the test until the deviator stress shows ultimate value or 20% axial strain.
    7. After completion of the test, release the cell pressure to 0, vent the pressure and bring the
    cell down by bring the lower platen down, drain the cell, and clean the porous stone and
    the assembly.
    8. Sketch the mode of failure.
    9. Measure the weight of the soil specimen again, and put the specimen into the oven.
    10. Repeat the test for the second and third specimen (20 psi of cell pressure and third
    specimen 30 psi of cell pressure).
    11. Calculate axial strain. a
    12. Calculate vertical load on the specimen.
    13. Calculate corrected area of the specimen (Ac)
    14. Plot d versus axial strain separately for three tests.
    15. Plot d vs a for three tests in the same plot.
    16. Plot Mohr circle based on 1 and 3 at failure. They should give the same d value.
    17. Calculate the moisture content of the specimen after the test.

    Observations and Calculations:


    Sample ht.

    Cell
    pressure

    Dial
    guauge
    reading

    strain

    inch

    load dial
    reading

    Diametr
    Area

    guage

    Load
    (lbs)

    1.5
    1.77

    1-

    inch
    2
    inch

    A/1-

    stress
    (psi)

    Deviator Stress (psi)

    Axial Strain (%)

    60

    Shear Stress, (psi)

    50
    40
    30
    20
    10
    0
    0

    20

    40

    60

    80

    Principal Stress, (psi)

    100

    120

    140

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