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CONSOLIDATION TEST

Sample No.

Project No.

Location

Boring Tube No.

Depth

Tested by

Description of Soil

Date of Test

SPECIMEN DATA

At beginning of test
(1) Diameter of specimen

cm

(2) Area of specimen

cm2

(3) Initial height of specimen, H0

cm

(4) Initial volume of specimen, V0

(2) x (3)

cm3

(5) Mass of specimen ring + specimen

gram

(6) Mass of specimen ring

gram

(7) Initial wet mass of specimen, MT 0


(8) Initial wet unit weight, 0

gram

(7)/(4)

gram/cm3

(9) Initial moisture content, w0

(a) Initial wet mass of specimen, MT 0

gram

(b) Dry mass of total specimen, Md


(c) Initial moisture content w0

gram
((a)-(b))/(b)

(10) Dry mass of total specimen, Md

%
gram

(11) Specific gravity of soil


(12) Volume of solid in soil specimen, Vs
(13) Height of solid, Hs

(10)/(11)

(12)/(2)

(14) Initial degree of saturation, S0

cm3

cm
(7)-(10)/(2)[(3)-(13)]

x 100

At end of test
(15) Mass of can + wet specimen removed from consolidometer
(16) Mass of can + oven-dried specimen
(17) Mass of can

gram

gram

(18) Final mass of water in the specimen

(15)-(16)

(19) Dry mass of total specimen

(16)-(17)

(20) Final moisture content, wf

(18)/(19) x 100

(21) Final degree of saturation


(22) Initial void ratio, e0

(3)-(13)/(13)

gram
gram

TEST

CONSOLIDATION TEST
Time versus deformation data
(1) Pressure increment from
Date

Time

kg

Elapsed Time (min)


0
0.2
1
2.25
4
6.25
9
12.25
16
25
36
49
64
81
100
1440

Void ratio

%
gram

to

(1)

Initial void ratio, e0

(2)

Volume of solid in specimen, Vs

(3)

Area of specimen, A

(4)

Height of solid in specimen, Hs

cm2

CONSOLIDATION TEST
to

kg

Elapsed Time (min)


0
0.2
1
2.25
4
6.25
9
12.25
16
25
36
49
64
81
100
1440

cm3
cm

Deformation Dial Reading

CONSOLIDATION TEST
Sample No.

Project No.

Location

Boring Tube No.

Depth

Tested by

Description of Soil

Date of Test

SPECIMEN DATA

At beginning of test
(1) Diameter of specimen

6.35

(2) Area of specimen

cm

31.66922 cm2

(3) Initial height of specimen, H0

1.981

(4) Initial volume of specimen, V0

cm

(2) x (3)

62.73672 cm3

(5) Mass of specimen ring + specimen


(6) Mass of specimen ring

208.48 gram

100.5

gram

(7) Initial wet mass of specimen, MT 0


(8) Initial wet unit weight, 0

107.98 gram

(7)/(4)

(9) Initial moisture content, w0

1.721161 gram/cm3

42.1912 %

(a) Initial wet mass of specimen, MT 0

107.98 gram

(b) Dry mass of total specimen, Md

75.94

(c) Initial moisture content w0

((a)-(b))/(b)

(10) Dry mass of total specimen, Md


(11) Specific gravity of soil

75.94

42.1912 %
gram

2.72

(12) Volume of solid in soil specimen, Vs


(13) Height of solid, Hs

gram

(12)/(2)

(14) Initial degree of saturation, S0

(10)/(11)

27.91912 cm3

0.881585 cm
(7)-(10)/(2)[(3)-(13)]

x 100

92.02242

At end of test
(15) Mass of can + wet specimen removed from consolidometer
(16) Mass of can + oven-dried specimen
(17) Mass of can

203.11 gram

127.17 gram

(18) Final mass of water in the specimen

(15)-(16)

(19) Dry mass of total specimen

(16)-(17)

(20) Final moisture content, wf

(18)/(19) x 100

(21) Final degree of saturation


(22) Initial void ratio, e0

100

(3)-(13)/(13)

75.94
%

1.247088

31.43
gram

41.38794 %

gram

TEST

92.02242 %
234.54 gram

CONSOLIDATION TEST
Sample No.

Project No.

Location

Boring Tube No.

Depth

Tested by

Description of Soil

Date of Test

SPECIMEN PARAMETERS :
At beginning of test
(1)
(2)

Initial wet unit weight


Area of specimen

= 6.35 cm
.D2

. 40.3

= 31.7 cm

(3)

Volume (V0)

(4)

Initial wet mass of specimen (MT0) = (mass of specimen ring plus specimen)

= A

x H0 = 31.7

1.98 = 62.7 cm3


(mass of specimen ring)

=
(5)
(6)

MT0

Initial wet density =

V0

208.48

107.98

100.5

= 1.72 g/cm3

62.74

Dry mass of specimen (Md) = (mass of entire dry specimen plus can)
(mass of can)
=

(7)
(8)

w0 =

MT0

Md

Md

203.11

107.98

127.17

75.94

75.94
Vs =

Initial degree of saturation

Md
Gs w
Vs

Hs =
S0 =
S0 =
(9)

=
=

= 42.19 %
75.94
2.72
27.92
31.67

MT0 - Md
A w (H0 - Hs)
31.67 x

1 x

234.54

127.17

107.37

Md

203.11

127.17

75.94

wf

107.37

75.94

Md

Md

75.94

= 27.92

= 0.88 cm
x

107.98 - 75.94

MTf

MT0

= 75.9 g

1.10

100
x

= 41.39 %

100

(9)

e0

H0

Hs

Hs

1.98

0.882

0.882

1.247

TEST

specimen ring plus specimen)


cm
107.98 cm

ry specimen plus can)

27.92 cm3
cm

100

92.02

CONSOLIDATION TEST

Pressure, p
(lb/ft2)

Initial Deformation
Dial Reading at
Beginning of First
Loading (in.)

500

0.0158

0.0158

1000

0.0284

0.0284

2000

0.049

0.049

4000

0.0761

0.0761

8000

0.1145

0.1145

16000

0.158

0.158

Pressure

Change in
Deformation Dial Reading
Change in Void
Thickness
Representing 100% Primary
Ratio e
of Specimen, H
Consolidation, d100 (in.)
ce H
(cm)

Initial Height of
Deformation Dial
Specimen at
Reading at 50%
Beginning of
Consolidation
Test, H0

Thickness of
Specimen at
50%
Consolidation

#REF!

Half-Thickness of
Time for 50%
Specimen at 50%
Consolidation (min)
Consolidation

#REF!

500

#REF!

0.027432

#REF!

#REF!

8.2

1000

#REF!

0.059182

#REF!

#REF!

6.4

2000

#REF!

0.101092

#REF!

#REF!

4000

#REF!

0.163576

#REF!

#REF!

3.4

8000

#REF!

0.249428

#REF!

#REF!

3.5

16000

#REF!

0.352298

#REF!

#REF!

TEST

Change in Void
Void
Ratio e
Ratio, e
ce H

#REF!

#REF!

Coefficient of Consolidation
(in.2/min)

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

CONSOLIDATION TEST
Time versus deformation data
(1)

Pressure increment from


Date

Time

Elapsed Time (min)

11/8/2015

0.00

0 0.30

0.25

0.5

0.30

1 0.36

0.36

2 0.40

2.25

1.5

0.40

4 0.43

0.43

6 0.45

6.25

2.5

0.45

9 0.47

0.47

12 0.48

12.25

3.5

0.48

16 0.49

16

0.49

25 0.51

25

0.51

36 0.52

36

0.52

49 0.53

49

0.53

64 0.54

64

0.54

81 0.55

81

0.55

100

10

0.56

0 0.00

### 0.56

0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40

Dial Reading Deformation (mm)

0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00

Deformation Dial Read

TEST
kg
Deformation Dial Reading (mm)
0.00
0.30
0.36
0.40
0.43
0.45
0.47
0.48
0.49
0.51
0.52
0.53
0.54
0.55
0.56

CONSOLIDATION TEST
Time versus deformation data
(1)

Pressure increment from


Date

Time

Elapsed Time (min)

Deformation Dial Read

11/8/2015

0.00

0.25

0.5

0.30

0.36

2.25

1.5

0.40

0.43

6.25

2.5

0.45

0.47

12.25

3.5

0.48

16

0.49

25

0.51

36

0.52

49

0.53

64

0.54

81

0.55

100

10

0.56

TEST
kg
Deformation Dial Reading (mm)
0.00
0.30
0.36
0.40
0.43
0.45
0.47
0.48
0.49
0.51
0.52
0.53
0.54
0.55
0.56

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