Experiment No.

9: Direct shear test (DST)

Required data in the lab:
Shear box inside dimensions

=[ 51 mm X 51 mm]

Draw the Horizontal displacement Vs the Shear stress for each normal
stress to obtain the failure shear stress for each s.

Draw the relation between to obtain the value of friction angle ( ).

Stress = 13.93Kpa.
ReadingHorizontal Dial

Horizontal

( 0.00254 mm )

shear force (
N)

0
10
16
26
33
41
48
54
60
67
73
81
88

0
27.37
27.77
28.43
28.69
31.34
32.66
39.92
41.9
44.54
47.19
48.5
51.15

Horizontal

Shear stress

displacement
(mm)

(Kpa)

97
104
111
119
126
134
142
149
157
176

51.81
52.47
53.13
55.11
55.77
56.43
57.76
58.41
59.08
55.11

Stress = 29.56 Kpa.

Horizontal Dial
Reading
( 0.00254 mm )

0
4.5
11
14
20
27
34
41
47
53
59
67
74
79
85
91

Horizontal Horizontal
shear
displaceme
force ( N )
nt (mm)

0
32.66
37.94
39.92
42.56
43.88
46.52
48.51
52.47
55.77
60.4
63.7
65.68
69.65
73.61
77.57

Shear
stress
(Kpa)

98
105
112
118
124
133
138
145
152

80.21
85.5
86.82
93.42
96.73
98.05
101.35
103.33
103.99

Stress = 45.2 Kpa.

Horizontal Dial
Reading
( 0.00254 mm )

0
1
5
8
13
19
26
32
37
40
49
59
66
72
80
86
92

Horizontal Horizontal
shear
displaceme
force ( N )
nt (mm)

0
43.22
51.15
57.75
63.04
67
69.65
76.25
76.91
78.89
84.18
83.69
93.42
96.07
98.71
102.67
105.31

Shear
stress
(Kpa)

99.5
107
113
120
126
131
136
140

110.58
117.2
121.16
125.13
130.41
131.75
131.29
129.8