Initial specimen diameter, D0 37.

66 mm
Initial specimen length, L0 76.00 mm
Initial specimen area, A0 1113.91 mm2
Initial mass of specimen, M0 0.134 kg
Moist mass of specimen after test, M 0.185 kg
Dry mass of specimen, Ms 0.125 kg
Moisture content, w 48 %
Cell Pressure, 3 = 0.05 N/mm2

Speed = 1.4 mm/min

Time Axial Proving Ring Axial Axial Corrected Deviator

(s) Deformation, Reading Load, P (N) Strain, Area , A Stress,
L (mm) (N/div) d 1 (mm2)
(N/mm2)
20 0.47 26 53.30 0.0062 1120.86 0.0476
40 0.93 35 71.75 0.0122 1127.67 0.0636
60 1.40 44 90.20 0.0184 1134.79 0.0795
80 1.87 52 106.60 0.0246 1142.00 0.0933
100 2.33 59 120.95 0.0307 1149.19 0.1052
120 2.80 65 133.25 0.0368 1156.47 0.1152
140 3.27 71 145.55 0.0430 1163.96 0.1250
160 3.73 77 157.85 0.0491 1171.43 0.1347
180 4.20 81 166.05 0.0553 1179.12 0.1408
200 4.67 84 172.20 0.0614 1186.78 0.1451
220 5.13 88 180.40 0.0675 1194.54 0.1510
240 5.60 90 184.50 0.0737 1202.54 0.1534
260 6.07 93 190.65 0.0799 1210.64 0.1575

Calculations
Moist massDry mass A0
Moisture content, w 100
Corrected Area, A 1 1
Dry mass

( 0.1850.125 )
w= 100 A=
0.125
1113.91
10.0062

w = 48% A = 1120.86 mm2

Initial specimen diameter, D0 38.00 mm
Initial specimen length, L0 75.00 mm
Initial specimen area, A0 1134.11 mm2
Initial mass of specimen, M0 0.165 kg
Moist mass of specimen after test, M 0.165 kg
Dry mass of specimen, Ms 0.130 kg
Moisture content, w 26.92 %
L
Axial Strain, 1 L0 Deviator Stress,

P
=
A

0.47

1 76
53.30
=
1120.86

1
0.0062 =0.0476

Cell Pressure, 3 = 0.10 N/mm2

Speed = 1.4 mm/min

Time Axial Proving Ring Axial Axial Corrected Deviator

(s) Deformation, Reading Load, P Strain, Area, A Stress,
L (mm) (N/div) (N) d 1 (mm2)
(N/mm2)
20 0.47 16.0 32.80 0.0063 1141.30 0.0287
40 0.93 34.0 69.70 0.0124 1148.35 0.0607
60 1.40 52.0 106.60 0.0187 1155.72 0.0922
80 1.87 66.0 135.30 0.0249 1163.07 0.1163
100 2.33 78.0 159.90 0.0311 1170.51 0.1366
120 2.80 88.0 180.40 0.0373 1178.05 0.1531
140 3.27 97.0 198.85 0.0436 1185.81 0.1677
160 3.73 105.0 215.25 0.0497 1193.42 0.1804
180 4.20 112.0 229.60 0.0560 1201.39 0.1911
200 4.67 119.0 243.95 0.0623 1209.46 0.2017
220 5.13 126.0 258.30 0.0684 1217.38 0.2122
240 5.60 131.5 269.58 0.0747 1225.67 0.2200
260 6.07 137.0 280.85 0.0809 1233.94 0.2276
 280 6.53 143.0 293.15 0.0871 1242.32 0.2360
300 7.00 149.0 305.45 0.0933 1250.81 0.2442
320 7.47 153.0 313.65 0.0996 1259.56 0.2490
340 7.93 157.0 321.85 0.1057 1268.15 0.2538
360 8.40 161.0 330.05 0.1120 1277.15 0.2584
380 8.87 164.0 336.20 0.1183 1286.28 0.2614
400 9.33 166.5 341.33 0.1244 1295.24 0.2635
420 9.80 169.0 346.45 0.1307 1304.62 0.2656
440 10.27 171.0 350.55 0.1369 1313.10 0.2670
460 10.73 173.0 354.65 0.1431 1323.50 0.2680
480 11.20 174.5 357.73 0.1493 1333.15 0.2683
500 11.67 176.0 360.80 0.1556 1343.10 0.2686
520 12.13 177.0 362.85 0.1617 1352.87 0.2682
540 12.60 177.0 362.85 0.1680 1363.11 0.2682
560 13.07 177.0 362.85 0.1743 1373.51 0.2682

Calculations

Moist massDry mass

1. Moisture content, w 100
Dry mass

( 0.1650.130 )
w= 100
0.130

w = 26.92%

L

2. Axial Strain, 1 L0

0.47

1 75

1
0.0063

A0

3. Corrected Area, A 1 1

1134.11
A 10.0063
 A 1141.30 mm2

P
4. Deviator Stress, = A

32.80
=
1141.30

=0.0287 N/mm2

Cell Pressure, 3 = 0.15 N/mm2

Speed = 1.4 mm/min

Initial specimen diameter, D0 38.0 mm

Initial specimen length, L0 75.0 mm
Initial specimen area, A0 1134.12 mm2
Initial mass of specimen, M0 0.165 kg
Moist mass of specimen after test, M 0.165 kg
Final specimen length, Ls 70.0 mm
Dry mass of specimen, Ms 0.130 kg
Moisture content, w 26.92 %

Time Axial Proving ring Axial Axial Corrected Deviator

( s ) Deformation reading Load, P Strain, Area, Stress,
 , L ( N / ) (N) 1 A 2
d ( N /mm )
(mm) (mm2)
20 0.47 11.0 22.55 0.0063 1141.31 0.0198
40 0.93 38.0 77.90 0.0124 1148.36 0.0679
60 1.40 47.0 96.35 0.0187 1155.73 0.0834
80 1.87 55.0 112.75 0.0249 1163.08 0.0969
100 2.33 62.0 127.10 0.0311 1170.52 0.1086
120 2.80 68.0 139.40 0.0373 1178.06 0.1183
140 3.27 74.0 151.70 0.0436 1185.82 0.1279
160 3.73 78.0 159.90 0.0497 1193.43 0.1340
180 4.20 82.0 168.10 0.0560 1201.40 0.1340
200 4.67 86.0 176.30 0.0623 1209.47 0.1458
220 5.13 90.0 184.50 0.0684 1217.39 0.1516
240 5.60 90.5 185.53 0.0747 1225.68 0.1514
260 6.07 92.0 188.60 0.0809 1233.95 0.1528

Calculation
1. Moisture content, w

( moist massdry
dry mass
mass
) 100
( 0.1650.130
0.130 ) 100
= 26.92 %

2. Axial Strain, 1
 ( LL )
0.47
(
75 )
= 0.0063

3. Corrected Area, A
A0
( )
1 1

1134.12
( 10.0063 )
= 1141.31 mm2

4. Deviator Stress,

( PA )
22.55
(
1141.31 )
0.0198 N/mm2

Cell Pressure, 3 = 0.20 N/mm2

Speed = 1.4 mm/min

Initial specimen diameter, D0 38.0 mm
Initial specimen length, L0 73.0 mm
Initial specimen area, A0 1134.12 mm2
Initial mass of specimen, M0 0.153 kg
Moist mass of specimen after test, M 0.152 kg
Final specimen length, Ls 62.0 mm
Dry mass of specimen, Ms 0.118 kg
Moisture content, w 28.81 %

Time Axial Proving ring Axial Axial Corrected Deviator

( s ) Deformation reading Load, P Strain, Area, Stress,
, L ( N / ) 1 A
(mm) (mm2)
20 0.47 14.0 28.70 0.0064 1141.43 0.0251
40 0.93 20.0 41.00 0.0127 1148.71 0.0357
60 1.40 23.0 47.15 0.0192 1156.32 0.0408
80 1.87 24.5 50.23 0.0256 1163.92 0.0432
100 2.33 26.0 53.30 0.0320 1171.61 0.0455
120 2.80 28.0 57.40 0.0384 1179.41 0.0487
140 3.27 29.0 59.45 0.0448 1187.31 0.0501
160 3.73 31.0 63.55 0.0511 1195.20 0.0532
180 4.20 32.0 65.60 0.0575 1203.31 0.0545
200 4.67 33.0 67.65 0.0640 1211.67 0.0558
220 5.13 34.0 69.70 0.0703 1219.88 0.0571
240 5.60 35.0 71.75 0.0767 1228.33 0.0584
260 6.07 36.0 73.80 0.0832 1237.04 0.0597
280 6.53 37.0 75.85 0.0895 1245.60 0.0609
300 7.00 38.0 77.90 0.0959 1254.42 0.0621
320 7.47 39.0 79.95 0.1023 1263.36 0.0633
340 7.93 40.0 82.00 0.1086 1272.30 0.0645
360 8.40 41.0 84.05 0.1151 1281.64 0.0656
380 8.87 41.5 85.08 0.1215 1290.97 0.0659
400 9.33 42.2 86.51 0.1278 1300.30 0.0665
420 9.80 43.0 88.15 0.1342 1309.91 0.0673
440 10.27 44.0 90.20 0.1407 1319.82 0.0683
460 10.73 44.5 91.23 0.1450 1326.46 0.0688
480 11.20 45.0 92.25 0.1534 1339.62 0.0689
500 11.67 46.0 94.30 0.1599 1349.98 0.0700
520 12.13 46.1 94.51 0.1662 1360.18 0.0695
540 12.60 47.0 96.35 0.1726 1370.70 0.0703
560 13.17 47.5 97.38 0.1804 1383.75 0.0704
580 13.53 48.0 98.40 0.1853 1392.07 0.0707
600 14.00 49.0 100.45 0.1918 1403.27 0.0716

Calculation
1. Moisture content, w
 ( moist massdry
dry mass
mass
) 100
( 0.1520.118
0.118 ) 100
= 28.81 %

2. Axial Strain, 1

( LL )
0.47
(
73 )
= 0.0064

3. Corrected Area, A
A0
( )
1 1

1134.12
( 10.0064 )
= 1141.43 mm2

4. Deviator Stress,

( PA )
28.70
(
1141.43 )
0.0251 N/mm2
Discussion
Based on our experiment that we have conducted which is Unconsolidated Undrained
Triaxial Test, the objective is to determine the shear strength parameter for clay soil. The
parameter include cohesive, Cu and angle of friction . For this experiment, we used four
different values of cell pressure which are 50kPa, 100kPa, 150kPa, and 200kPa. The proving
ring readings in division were recorded for every 20 seconds and stopped until it reached
20% from the original length, L0 which is the yield point for the sample to fail.

From the tabulated results, Axial Strain, 1 were calculated using the formula
below;

L
Axial Strain, 1= L( )
While for Corrected Area, A were obtained by using the formula;

A0
Corrected Area, A ( )
1 1

And for the Deviator Stress, the calculation were done using the formula stated below;

P
Deviator Stress, = A ( )
The moisture content was obtained through the formula of

w= ( moist massdry
dry mass
mass
) 100

All of the values that we gained from the formulas above were used to plot graph of
Axial Load, P versus Axial Strain, 1 . For all of the four graphs with different cell pressure
we have plotted, we obtained graphs with a pattern of the curve increase. As the axial strain
increase, the axial load also increases. From this graph the maximum load, d can be
obtained.
A graph of mohr circle was plotted which is shear stress versus normal stress by using
3 and 1 . Based on the graph, the value for cohesive is 0.075 N/mm2 and angle of
friction is equal to zero. However, mohr circle for 0.05 N/mm2 and 0.20 N/mm2 are not
satisfied for the graph to achieve zero angle friction.
While conducting the experiment, there are some possible errors might occur that
affected the result. The apparatus was not set up properly that cause the leakage to occur
during the experiment. Furthermore, our sample might exposed to air as the sample being
taken out earlier than the time for the specimen to be tested. This might cause our sample to
reduce its moisture. The apparatus were not in a well maintenance, so it cause many problems
to us while the specimen being tested. We as a student might lack of skills to conduct the
experiment. Overall, the experiment need to be repeat again to obtain a better result.

Conclusion
The conclusion is the shear strength parameter for clay soil was determined. The
value for cohesive, Cu is 0.075 N/mm2 and angle of friction is equal to zero. However,
mohrs circle for 0.05 N/mm2 and 0.20 N/mm2 are not satisfied for the graph to achieve zero
angle friction. So the experiment need to be repeated againachieve better results..