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    The triaxial test involves placing a soil specimen in a pressurized cell to determine its shear strength and stiffness under simulated in-situ conditions. There are three primary triaxial tests: unconsolidated-undrained, consolidated-undrained, and consolidated-drained. The test procedure involves taking a soil sample, preparing and saturating the specimen in the cell, applying initial stresses, monitoring changes in volume, pore pressure, and stress as loading occurs, and computing results like axial strain and deviatoric stress.

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    The triaxial test involves placing a soil specimen in a pressurized cell to determine its shear strength and stiffness under simulated in-situ conditions. There are three primary triaxial tests: unconsolidated-undrained, consolidated-undrained, and consolidated-drained. The test procedure involves taking a soil sample, preparing and saturating the specimen in the cell, applying initial stresses, monitoring changes in volume, pore pressure, and stress as loading occurs, and computing results like axial strain and deviatoric stress.

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    The triaxial test involves placing a soil specimen in a pressurized cell to determine its shear strength and stiffness under simulated in-situ conditions. There are three primary triaxial tests: unconsolidated-undrained, consolidated-undrained, and consolidated-drained. The test procedure involves taking a soil sample, preparing and saturating the specimen in the cell, applying initial stresses, monitoring changes in volume, pore pressure, and stress as loading occurs, and computing results like axial strain and deviatoric stress.

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    The triaxial test involves placing a soil specimen in a pressurized cell to determine its shear strength and stiffness under simulated in-situ conditions. There are three primary triaxial tests: unconsolidated-undrained, consolidated-undrained, and consolidated-drained. The test procedure involves taking a soil sample, preparing and saturating the specimen in the cell, applying initial stresses, monitoring changes in volume, pore pressure, and stress as loading occurs, and computing results like axial strain and deviatoric stress.

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    Triaxial Test of Soil

    Objectives:
    To determine the shear strength and stiffness of soil to be determined for use in
    geotechnical design.

    Scope:
    The triaxial test typically involves placing a cylindrical specimen of soil, ranging
    from 38mm to 100mm diameter, into a cell that can be pressurized. Most specimens
    have an approximate 2:1 height-to-diameter ratio and are sealed within a rubber
    membrane.

    Following this initial preparation, the specimen is saturated, consolidated, and


    sheared, allowing the soil response to be observed under conditions that may
    approximate those in-situ. During the shear stage the soil is loaded axially, either in
    compression, or less-commonly in tension.

    There are three primary triaxial tests conducted in the laboratory, each allowing the
    soil response for differing engineering applications to be observed. These are:

    • Unconsolidated Undrained test (UU)


    • Consolidated Undrained test (CU)
    • Consolidated Drained test (CD)

    Standards:
    ASTM D7181 –11
    ASTM D4767 – 11
    ASTM D2850 - 03a (2007)

    Apparatus:
    Split Samplers, Triaxial testing machine, Rubber membranes, Compressor, Filter
    papers
    Procedure:
    1. Representative soil sample for testing taken from the site.
    2. The test specimen itself must firstly be prepared from a sample of soil before
    placing into the triaxial cell. For cohesive soils this may involve trimming
    undisturbed specimens extruded from Shelby tubes or cut from block sample.
    3. For granular soils, the specimen may require preparation directly on the
    pedestal using a split-part mould. In the case of cohesive specimens such, a
    membrane suction stretcher can be used to place the rubber membrane around
    the soil once in position on the pedestal. Note that disturbance to the specimen
    should be kept to a minimum during preparation.
    4. Set the specimen in the apparatus and apply the initial stress condition.
    5. After placing the sample allows the saturation to take place this may be
    achieved by firstly applying a partial vacuum to the specimen to remove air
    and draw water into the transducer and drainage lines, followed by a linear
    increase of the cell and back pressures.
    6. The dial indicators used for monitoring the force and deformations are zeroed.
    Valves connecting the top and bottom of the specimen are kept open for
    drained tests and kept close for undrained conditions.
    7. Volume change must be monitored as indicated on the control panel using the
    pippets as well as changes in pore pressures if they allowed. Remember, soil
    behavior is primarily determined by the mean state of confining stress, by
    deviatoric stress and the void ratio. Therefore, we must continue to monitor
    these parameters as the test evolves.
    8. The test ends when failure or strain exceeding 20% is reached.
    9. The cell is unloaded and dismantled, and the specimen is then removed.
    Computation and interpretation:
    𝛿1
    Axial Strain (𝜀𝑎 ) = 𝐻
    𝑜
    𝛥𝑉
    Volumetric Strain (𝜀𝑣 ) = 𝑉𝑜
    1−𝜀𝑣
    Corrected Cross-sectional area 𝐴𝐶 = 𝐴𝑜 1−𝜀𝑎
    𝑁
    Deviatoric Stress Δσ = 𝐴
    𝐶

    Calculations and observations:

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