DIRECT SHEAR TEST

(IS 2720 Part-13 : 1986)

Sample No. : 01 Sample Location Date Sampled 7/14/2019
Type of Material : Sandy Soil Grid Reference : Date Tested 7/14/2019
Proving Ring Constant
Method of Test : U.U Test Kg/Div : 0.274
Preparation of Test Specimen :
O.M.C. (%) (from Modified Proctors test) : 22.8 Wt.of wet sample Required(grams) gd x 90 x (1+w/100) : 123.89
M.D.D. (g/cc) (from Modified Proctors test) : 1.180 Wt. of Dry Sand/Soil Required in case of U.U.Test (grams) : 95.64
Required Max. dry density gd (g/cc) (95% of MDD) : 1.121 Wt. of Dry Sand/Soil taken (grams) : 95.64
Volume of the mould / specimen (6x6x2.5) 90 Volume of Water added (ml) : 28.25
Cross sectionall Area -A (Cm 2) 36 Rate of Strain Applied (mm/minute) : 1.25
Test Observations :
Normal Stress(Kg/Cm2) =0.5 Normal Stress(Kg/Cm 2) =1.0 Normal Stress (Kg/Cm 2) =1.5
Horizontal Corrected Shear Load from Shear Shear Load from
Sl.No Displaceme Area=A0 Shear Shear Load from Proving Ring
Proving Ring Stress Proving Ring Shear Stress
nt d (mm) -A0/30Cm 2 Stress
Divisions Kg Kg/Cm Divisions Kg Divisions Kg Kg/Cm2
2 Kg/Cm2
4 0.5 35.40
5 1.0 34.80
6 1.5 34.20
7 2.0 33.60
8 2.5 33.00
9 3.0 32.40
10 3.5 31.80
11 4.0 31.20
12 4.5 30.60
13 5.0 30.00
14 5.5 29.40
15 6.0 28.80
16 6.5 28.20
17 7.0 27.60
18 7.5 27.00
19 8.0 26.40
20 8.5 25.80
21 9.0 25.20
22 9.5 24.60
23 10.0 24.00
24 10.5 23.40
25 11.0 22.80
26 11.5 22.20
27 12.0 21.60
28 12.5 21.00
29 13.0 20.40
Sh ear Stress (K g /Sq cm )

Sl.No Max. Normal Stress (Kg/Cm 2) Max. Shear Stress (Kg/Cm2)

1 0.50 0.0
2 1.00 0.00
Normal Stress Versus Shear Stress Graph
3 1.50 0.00
4.8
Results From Graph 4.4
4.0
1 Angle of Internal Friction Fo 3.6
3.2
2 Cohession C Kg/Cm2 2.8
2.4
Remarks: 2.0
1.6
1.2
0.8
0.4
0.0
0.00 f(x) = 0 1.00 2.00 3.00

Normal Stress (Kg/Sqcm)

Tested by : ……………………….. Checked by :……………………

Date : Date :
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 DIRECT SHEAR TEST
(IS 2720 Part-13 : 1986)
Sample No. : 01 Sample Location: Date Sampled 7/14/2019
Type of Material : Sandy Soil Grid Reference : Date Tested 7/14/2019
Proving Ring
Method of Test : U.U Test : 0.231
Constant Kg/Div
Preparation of Test Specimen :
O.M.C. (%) (from Modified Proctors test) : 22.8 Wt.of wet sample Required(grams) gd x 90 x (1+w/100) 123.89
M.D.D. (g/cc) (from Modified Proctors test) : 1.180 Wt. of Dry Sand/Soil Required in case of U.U.Test (grams) : 95.64
Required Max. dry density gd (g/cc) (95% of MDD) : 1.121 Wt. of Dry Sand/Soil taken (grams) : 95.64
Volume of the mould / specimen (6x6x2.5) 90 Volume of Water added (ml) : 28.25
Cross sectionall Area -A (Cm 2) 36 Rate of Strain Applied (mm/minute) : 1.25
Test Observations :
Normal Stress(Kg/Cm2) =0.5 Normal Stress(Kg/Cm2) =1.0Normal Stress (Kg/Cm2) =1.5
Horizontal Corrected Shear Load from Shear Load from
Sl.No Displaceme Area=A0 Proving Ring Shear Proving Ring Shear Shear Load from Proving Ring
Shear Stress
nt d (mm) -A0/30Cm 2 Stress Divisio Stress
Divisions Kg Kg 2 Divisions Kg Kg/Cm2
Kg/Cm2 ns Kg/Cm
4 0.5 35.40 14 3.23 0.09 35 8.09 0.23 41 9.47 0.27
5 1.0 34.80 16 3.70 0.11 42 9.70 0.28 45 10.40 0.30
6 1.5 34.20 18 4.16 0.12 44 10.16 0.30 49 11.32 0.33
7 2.0 33.60 18 4.16 0.12 46 10.63 0.32 49 11.32 0.34
8 2.5 33.00 21 4.85 0.15 47 10.86 0.33 49 11.32 0.34
9 3.0 32.40 21 4.85 0.15 48 11.09 0.34 54 12.47 0.39
10 3.5 31.80 22 5.08 0.16 50 11.55 0.36 56 12.94 0.41
11 4.0 31.20 24 5.54 0.18 51 11.78 0.38 63 14.55 0.47
12 4.5 30.60 24 5.54 0.18 53 12.24 0.40 64 14.78 0.48
13 5.0 30.00 24 5.54 0.18 54 12.47 0.42 64 14.78 0.49
14 5.5 29.40 25 5.78 0.20 56 12.94 0.44 64 14.78 0.50
15 6.0 28.80 26 6.01 0.21 57 13.17 0.46 64 14.78 0.51
16 6.5 28.20 26 6.01 0.21 58 13.40 0.48 65 15.02 0.53
17 7.0 27.60 27 6.24 0.23 60 13.86 0.50 66 15.25 0.55
18 7.5 27.00 28 6.47 0.24 62 14.32 0.53 68 15.71 0.58
19 8.0 26.40 29 6.70 0.25 63 14.55 0.55 69 15.94 0.60
20 8.5 25.80 30 6.93 0.27 63 14.55 0.56 70 16.17 0.63
21 9.0 25.20 30 6.93 0.28 63 14.55 0.58 71 16.40 0.65
22 9.5 24.60 31 7.16 0.29 63 14.55 0.59 71 16.40 0.67
23 10.0 24.00 32 7.39 0.31 63 14.55 0.61 72 16.63 0.69
24 10.5 23.40 32 7.39 0.32 64 14.78 0.63 73 16.86 0.72
25 11.0 22.80 31 7.16 0.31 64 14.78 0.65 73 16.86 0.74
26 11.5 22.20 31 7.16 0.32 65 15.02 0.68 74 17.09 0.77
27 12.0 21.60 31 7.16 0.33 66 15.25 0.71 75 17.33 0.80
28 12.5 21.00 67 15.48 0.74 76 17.56 0.84
29 13.0 20.40 68 15.71 0.77 77 17.79 0.87
Sh ear Stress (K g /Sq cm )

Sl.No Max. Normal Stress (Kg/Cm2) Max. Shear Stress (Kg/Cm2)

1 0.50 0.27
Normal Stress Versus Shear Stress Graph
2 1.00 0.53
4.8
3 1.50 0.68 4.4
4
Results From Graph 3.6
3.2
1 Angle of Internal Friction Fo 23.07 2.8
2.4
2 Cohession C Kg/Cm 2 0 2
1.6
Remarks: 1.2
0.8
0.4 f(x) = 0.481428571428571 x
0
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00

Normal Stress (Kg/Sqcm)

Tested by : ……………………….. Checked by :……………………

Date : Date :
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