11/08/

Unconsolidated
Undrained Triaxial Test

ARUNA UKWATTA
ARSHDEEP SINGH (S3453892)

ARSHDEEP SINGH | s3453892
Contents
1. Introduction: -................................................................................................................................2
2. Laboratory Data Sheet: -................................................................................................................3
3. Calculations: -................................................................................................................................9
4. Graphical Presentation of Results: -.............................................................................................10
5. Conclusion & Discussion: -...........................................................................................................11

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 1. Introduction: -
When analysing the short-term stability of clay soil, it is often assumed that the clay is undrained,
and the analysis is carried out in terms of total stresses where the shear strength parameters are
undrained shear strength Cu and the undrained friction angle that is zero. The unconsolidated
undrained triaxial test is one of the better ways of determining Cu. In UU triaxial test the drainage
valve remains closed during the application of the cell pressure and while the additional vertical load
is applied to shear the specimen. If the specimen is saturated, the specimen volume remains the
same throughout the test in spite of any change in shape. In this test first determine specimen’s
initial depth (L0), initial diameter (D0), mass (m1), and initial water content. In UU triaxial test the
loading is generally strain controlled and the typical loading rate is 0.3% to 1% per minute.

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 2. Laboratory Data Sheet: -
Specimen Length (L0) (mm) 85.59
Specimen Diameter (D0)
(mm) 37.73
11.1
Initial Area (A0) (cm2) 8
Date 04/08/2017

Load (P)
Cell Pressure (kPa) ΔL(mm) ε (%) (N) A (cm2) ΔϬ (kPa)
11.1818647
50 0.01 0.011683608 2.1 8 1.878040955
11.1831715
50 0.02 0.023367216 3.1 3 2.772022223
11.1831715
50 0.02 0.023367216 3.1 3 2.772022223
11.1831715
50 0.02 0.023367216 5.1 3 4.560423658
11.1831715
50 0.02 0.023367216 11.1 3 9.925627961
11.1831715
50 0.02 0.023367216 27.1 3 24.23283944
11.1870936
50 0.05 0.058418039 41.1 1 36.73876471
11.1910184
50 0.08 0.093468863 56.1 5 50.12948576
11.1936365
50 0.1 0.116836079 65.1 4 58.15804344
11.1975659
50 0.13 0.151886903 73.1 7 65.28204452
50 0.17 0.198621334 82.1 11.2028095 73.28518796
11.2067453
50 0.2 0.233672158 89.1 8 79.50568788
11.2106840
50 0.23 0.268722982 94.1 2 83.93778637
11.2146254
50 0.26 0.303773805 102.1 3 91.04182808
11.2185696
50 0.29 0.338824629 108.1 1 96.35809535
11.2225165
50 0.32 0.373875453 113.1 7 100.7795349
50 0.35 0.408926276 118.1 11.2264663 105.1978395
11.2317369
50 0.39 0.455660708 124.1 4 110.4904795
11.2356931
50 0.42 0.490711532 129.1 7 114.9016781
11.2396521
50 0.45 0.525762355 133.1 9 118.4200345
11.2449352
50 0.49 0.572496787 139.1 2 123.7001345
11.2489007
50 0.52 0.607547611 143.1 6 127.21243
50 0.55 0.642598434 147.1 11.2528690 130.7222174

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11.2581645
50 0.59 0.689332866 153.1 6 135.9901955
11.2608141
50 0.61 0.712700082 156.1 6 138.6223036
11.2647909
50 0.64 0.747750905 160.1 1 142.1242536
11.2714250
50 0.69 0.806168945 164.1 6 145.589399
50 0.72 0.841219769 168.1 11.2754093 149.085497
11.2793963
50 0.75 0.876270592 171.1 6 151.6925148
11.2820559
50 0.77 0.899637808 174.1 7 154.3158449
11.2887104
50 0.82 0.958055848 178.1 8 157.7682414
11.2913744
50 0.84 0.981423063 181.1 8 160.387914
11.2953728
50 0.87 1.016473887 184.1 5 162.9870944
11.3020430
50 0.92 1.074891927 188.1 8 166.4300858
11.3047133
50 0.94 1.098259142 190.1 8 168.1599468
50 0.97 1.133309966 193.1 11.3087212 170.7531706
11.3140693
50 1.01 1.180044398 196.1 7 173.3240212
11.3180838
50 1.04 1.215095221 199.1 3 175.9131696
11.3221011
50 1.07 1.250146045 202.1 3 178.500437
11.3274619
50 1.11 1.296880477 205.1 7 181.0643906
11.3314859
50 1.14 1.3319313 207.1 4 182.7650858
11.3355127
50 1.17 1.366982124 209.1 6 184.464527
11.3408863
50 1.21 1.413716556 212.1 2 187.0224196
11.3449198
50 1.24 1.448767379 214.1 3 188.7188303
11.3489562
50 1.27 1.483818203 217.1 1 191.2951253
11.3543425
50 1.31 1.530552635 219.1 2 192.9658187
11.3583856
50 1.34 1.565603458 221.1 1 194.6579449
11.3624315
50 1.37 1.600654282 223.1 8 196.3488171
11.3664804
50 1.4 1.635705106 225.1 3 198.0384353
11.3718833
50 1.44 1.682439537 228.1 9 200.5824296
11.3759389
50 1.47 1.717490361 229.1 9 201.389969
50 1.5 1.752541185 231.1 11.3799974 203.0756163

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50 1.54 1.799275616 234.1 11.3854133 205.6139675
11.3881231
50 1.56 1.822642832 235.1 4 206.4431488
11.3921903
50 1.59 1.857693656 237.1 3 208.125034
11.3976177
50 1.63 1.904428087 239.1 7 209.7806795
11.4016917
50 1.66 1.939478911 241.1 4 211.4598478
11.4071282
50 1.7 1.986213343 242.1 3 212.2357135
11.4112090
50 1.73 2.021264166 244.1 1 213.9124783
11.4152927
50 1.76 2.05631499 246.1 1 215.5879891
11.4193793
50 1.79 2.091365814 247.1 3 216.3865416
11.4234688
50 1.82 2.126416637 249.1 7 218.0598579
11.4289261
50 1.86 2.173151069 251.1 6 219.7056805
11.4330225
50 1.89 2.208201893 251.1 5 219.6269612
11.4371218
50 1.92 2.243252716 253.1 8 221.2969335
11.4425922
50 1.96 2.289987148 254.1 2 222.0650662
11.4466984
50 1.99 2.325037972 256.1 2 223.7326351
11.4508075
50 2.02 2.360088795 257.1 6 224.5256491
50 2.06 2.406823227 259.1 11.456291 226.1639477
11.4604070
50 2.09 2.441874051 260.1 4 226.9552898
50 2.11 2.465241267 261.1 11.4631527 227.7732896
11.4686479
50 2.15 2.511975698 263.1 8 229.4080352
50 2.18 2.547026522 264.1 11.4727729 230.1971828
11.4769007
50 2.21 2.582077345 265.1 9 230.9857033
11.4824092
50 2.25 2.628811777 267.1 6 232.616687
11.4865440
50 2.28 2.663862601 268.1 8 233.4035355
11.4906818
50 2.31 2.698913424 269.1 9 234.1897571
11.4948226
50 2.34 2.733964248 270.1 7 234.9753517
11.5003483
50 2.38 2.78069868 271.1 7 235.7319895
11.5044961
50 2.41 2.815749503 272.1 2 236.5162255
11.5072629
50 2.43 2.839116719 273.1 6 237.3283734
50 2.47 2.885851151 274.1 11.5128006 238.0828167

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11.5169573
50 2.5 2.920901975 275.1 7 238.8651718
11.5211171
50 2.53 2.955952798 276.1 2 239.6468999
11.5280567
50 2.58 3.014370838 277.1 1 240.3700875
11.5322244
50 2.61 3.049421661 278.1 8 241.1503526
11.5363952
50 2.64 3.084472485 279.1 7 241.9299907
11.5405690
50 2.67 3.119523309 280.1 7 242.7090018
50 2.7 3.154574132 281.1 11.5447459 243.4873859
11.5489257
50 2.73 3.189624956 282.1 5 244.265143
11.5531086
50 2.76 3.22467578 282.1 3 244.1767052
11.5586905
50 2.8 3.271410211 283.1 1 244.9239381
11.5628804
50 2.83 3.306461035 284.1 7 245.7000232
11.5670734
50 2.86 3.341511859 285.1 6 246.4754814
11.5726688
50 2.9 3.38824629 285.1 5 246.3563104
11.5768689
50 2.93 3.423297114 287.1 5 247.9945149
50 2.96 3.458347938 287.1 11.5810721 247.9045096
11.5866810
50 3 3.505082369 288.1 5 248.6475625
11.5908913
50 3.03 3.540133193 289.1 2 249.4199902
11.5951046
50 3.06 3.575184017 289.1 6 249.3293579
11.6007272
50 3.1 3.621918448 290.1 1 250.0705298
50 3.13 3.656969272 290.1 11.6049477 249.9795841
11.6091712
50 3.16 3.692020096 291.1 7 250.7500262
11.6133979
50 3.19 3.727070919 292.1 1 251.5198414
11.6176276
50 3.22 3.762121743 292.1 3 251.4282687
11.6232720
50 3.26 3.808856175 293.1 5 252.1665146
11.6260963
50 3.28 3.832223391 293.1 1 252.1052571
11.6317489
50 3.32 3.878957822 294.1 7 252.842458
11.6359920
50 3.35 3.914008646 295.1 7 253.6096607
11.6402382
50 3.38 3.94905947 295.1 6 253.5171474
11.6459046
50 3.42 3.995793901 296.1 8 254.2524674

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 11.6487399
50 3.44 4.019161117 296.1 6 254.1905829
11.6529954
50 3.47 4.054211941 297.1 7 254.9559046
11.6586743
50 3.51 4.100946372 298.1 1 255.689448
11.6629370
50 3.54 4.135997196 298.1 8 255.5959943
11.6672029
50 3.57 4.17104802 299.1 7 256.359644
11.6728956
50 3.61 4.217782451 299.1 8 256.234621
11.6771688
50 3.64 4.252833275 300.1 5 256.9972257
11.6814451
50 3.67 4.287884099 300.1 6 256.903145
50 3.7 4.322934922 301.1 11.6857246 257.6648092
50 3.74 4.369669354 301.1 11.6914354 257.5389502
50 3.76 4.39303657 301.1 11.6942929 257.4760207
11.7000120
50 3.8 4.439771001 302.1 7 258.2048617
11.7057368
50 3.84 4.486505433 302.1 5 258.0785847
11.7100341
50 3.87 4.521556257 303.1 1 258.8378455
11.7143345
50 3.9 4.55660708 303.1 3 258.7428242
11.7200733
50 3.94 4.603341512 304.1 3 259.4693663
11.7243811
50 3.97 4.638392336 304.1 3 259.3740315
11.7286920
50 4 4.673443159 304.1 9 259.2786968
11.7344449
50 4.04 4.720177591 305.1 7 260.0037758
11.7387633
50 4.07 4.755228415 305.1 4 259.9081276
11.7430848
50 4.1 4.790279238 305.1 9 259.8124793
11.7474096
50 4.13 4.825330062 306.1 2 260.5680826
11.7531808
50 4.17 4.872064494 306.1 8 260.4401336
11.7575130
50 4.2 4.907115317 307.1 6 261.1946919
11.7604029
50 4.22 4.930482533 306.1 4 260.2801974
11.7676338
50 4.27 4.988900572 307.1 9 260.9700497
11.7734250
50 4.31 5.035635004 308.1 4 261.6910532
11.7777721
50 4.34 5.070685828 308.1 6 261.5944645
11.7821224
50 4.37 5.105736651 308.1 8 261.4978758
50 4.4 5.140787475 308.1 11.7864760 261.4012871

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11.7908327
50 4.43 5.175838299 309.1 7 262.1528148
11.7966467
50 4.47 5.22257273 309.1 9 262.0236119
11.8024665
50 4.51 5.269307162 309.1 5 261.8944089
11.8053785
50 4.53 5.292674378 309.1 8 261.8298074
11.8126649
50 4.58 5.351092417 309.1 5 261.6683037
11.8170410
50 4.61 5.386143241 310.1 9 262.417637
11.8199603
50 4.63 5.409510457 310.1 2 262.3528266
11.8258031
50 4.67 5.456244888 310.1 1 262.2232056
11.8316516
50 4.71 5.50297932 311.1 8 262.9387752
50 4.74 5.538030144 311.1 11.8360419 262.8412459
11.8404353
50 4.77 5.573080967 311.1 8 262.7437167
11.8462984
50 4.81 5.619815399 311.1 4 262.6136778
11.8506995
50 4.84 5.654866223 312.1 4 263.3599806
11.8551039
50 4.87 5.689917046 311.1 1 262.4186193
50 4.91 5.736651478 311.1 11.8609815 262.2885804
11.8653935
50 4.94 5.771702302 312.1 2 263.0338382
11.8698088
50 4.97 5.806753125 312.1 3 262.9359955
11.8757010
50 5.01 5.853487557 312.1 1 262.8055385
11.8801239
50 5.04 5.888538381 312.1 9 262.7076958
11.8845502
50 5.07 5.923589204 312.1 7 262.6098531
11.8889798
50 5.1 5.958640028 313.1 4 263.3531254
11.8963698
50 5.15 6.017058068 312.1 1 262.3489392
50 5.18 6.052108891 313.1 11.9008082 263.0913755
11.9037689
50 5.2 6.075476107 312.1 7 262.185868
11.9096949
50 5.24 6.122210539 313.1 3 262.8950631
11.9141432
50 5.27 6.157261362 313.1 7 262.7969069
11.9185949
50 5.3 6.192312186 313.1 4 262.6987507
11.9245356
50 5.34 6.239046618 313.1 7 262.5678757
11.9289951
50 5.37 6.274097441 313.1 1 262.4697195

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 11.9334578
50 5.4 6.309148265 313.1 8 262.3715633
11.9394134
50 5.44 6.355882697 313.1 4 262.2406883
11.9438840
50 5.47 6.39093352 313.1 2 262.1425321
11.9483579
50 5.5 6.425984344 313.1 4 262.0443759
11.9543283
50 5.54 6.472718776 313.1 9 261.9135009
11.9603048
50 5.58 6.519453207 313.1 1 261.782626
11.9647910
50 5.61 6.554504031 313.1 4 261.6844698
11.9677837
50 5.63 6.577871247 313.1 4 261.6190323
11.9737736
50 5.67 6.624605678 313.1 2 261.4881573
11.9782699
50 5.7 6.659656502 313.1 7 261.3900011
11.9842703
50 5.74 6.706390934 313.1 5 261.2591262
11.9902767
50 5.78 6.753125365 313.1 5 261.1282512
11.9947855
50 5.81 6.788176189 313.1 1 261.030095
11.9992976
50 5.84 6.823227013 312.1 5 260.0985567
12.0053191
50 5.88 6.869961444 312.1 3 259.9680997
50 5.91 6.905012268 312.1 12.0098392 259.870257
12.0143626
50 5.94 6.940063091 312.1 8 259.7724143
12.0203992
50 5.98 6.986797523 312.1 9 259.6419573
12.0249307
50 6.01 7.021848347 312.1 3 259.5441146
12.0294655
50 6.04 7.05689917 311.1 9 258.6149798
12.0340038
50 6.07 7.091949994 311.1 7 258.5174506
12.0415752
50 6.12 7.150368034 310.1 8 257.5244457
50 6.15 7.185418857 310.1 12.0461227 257.42723
12.0506735
50 6.18 7.220469681 309.1 6 256.5001852
12.0567467
50 6.22 7.267204113 309.1 3 256.3709822
12.0628260
50 6.26 7.313938544 308.1 1 255.4127861
50 6.29 7.348989368 307.1 12.0673895 254.4875177
50 6.34 7.407407407 307.1 12.075003 254.327059
12.0795757
50 6.37 7.442458231 306.1 1 253.4029401
12.0841518
50 6.4 7.477509055 306.1 8 253.3069784

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 12.0887315
50 6.43 7.512559878 304.1 3 251.5565834
12.0963719
50 6.48 7.570977918 303.1 8 250.570998
50 6.51 7.606028742 302.1 12.1009609 249.6495961
12.1070848
50 6.55 7.652763173 301.1 6 248.6973565
12.1147485
50 6.6 7.711181213 300.1 5 247.7145926
12.1208864
50 6.64 7.757915644 298.1 8 245.9391073
12.1270306
50 6.68 7.804650076 297.1 4 244.9898981
50 6.73 7.863068115 296.1 12.1347196 244.0105827
12.1408777
50 6.77 7.909802547 294.1 9 242.2394863
12.1455005
50 6.8 7.944853371 293.1 4 241.3239364
12.1547566
50 6.86 8.014955018 291.1 1 239.4947175
12.1609351
50 6.9 8.06168945 290.1 6 238.5507333
12.1671199
50 6.94 8.108423881 289.1 9 237.6075851
12.1717627
50 6.97 8.143474705 287.1 5 235.8738055
12.1795085
50 7.02 8.201892744 286.1 6 234.9027455
12.1857123
50 7.06 8.248627176 284.1 1 233.1418901
12.1919223
50 7.1 8.295361608 284.1 8 233.0231371
12.2012493
50 7.16 8.365463255 282.1 6 231.2058311
12.2059182
50 7.19 8.400514079 280.1 1 229.478844
50 7.23 8.44724851 279.1 12.2121489 228.5429062
12.2199462
50 7.28 8.50566655 277.1 1 226.760409
12.2261912
50 7.32 8.552400981 276.1 3 225.8266657
12.2324426
50 7.36 8.599135413 274.1 4 224.0762602
12.2402658
50 7.41 8.657553453 273.1 9 223.1160682
12.2449646
50 7.44 8.692604276 272.1 5 222.2137897
12.2512352
50 7.48 8.739338708 271.1 8 221.2838084
12.2575123
50 7.52 8.786073139 270.1 3 220.3546631
12.2637958
50 7.56 8.832807571 268.1 2 218.6109456
12.2700857
50 7.6 8.879542003 267.1 5 217.6838903
50 7.63 8.914592826 266.1 12.2748074 216.7854782

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 3
12.2826849
50 7.68 8.973010866 265.1 9 215.8322877
12.2874163
50 7.71 9.008061689 264.1 8 214.9353386
12.2921514
50 7.74 9.043112513 263.1 1 214.0390166
12.3000512
50 7.79 9.101530553 261.1 5 212.2755382
12.3047960
50 7.82 9.136581376 260.1 3 211.3809926
12.3095444
50 7.85 9.1716322 258.1 8 209.6746963
50 7.9 9.23005024 256.1 12.3174667 207.9161294
12.3222249
50 7.93 9.265101063 254.1 2 206.2127591
12.3285749
50 7.97 9.311835495 253.1 5 205.2954222
12.3333417
50 8 9.346886318 251.1 7 203.5944554
12.3397032
50 8.04 9.39362075 249.1 6 201.8687118
12.3428864
50 8.06 9.416987966 248.1 6 201.0064669
12.3492578
50 8.1 9.463722397 247.1 1 200.0929965
12.3556357
50 8.14 9.510456829 245.1 3 198.3710149
50 8.17 9.545507653 243.1 12.3604235 196.676109
12.3652149
50 8.2 9.580558476 241.1 8 194.9824571
12.3716094
50 8.24 9.627292908 239.1 1 193.2650734
12.3764095
50 8.27 9.662343732 236.1 7 190.7661497
12.3812134
50 8.3 9.697394555 235.1 5 189.8844576
12.3876244
50 8.34 9.744128987 233.1 3 188.1716718
12.3924370
50 8.37 9.779179811 231.1 3 186.4847079
12.3972533
50 8.4 9.814230634 229.1 7 184.7989979
12.4020734
50 8.43 9.849281458 228.1 5 183.9208588
12.4085060
50 8.47 9.89601589 226.1 6 182.213716
50 8.5 9.931066713 225.1 12.4133349 181.3372488
50 8.53 9.966117537 224.1 12.4181675 180.4614086
12.4230038
50 8.56 10.00116836 222.1 6 178.7812372
12.4294582
50 8.6 10.04790279 220.1 1 177.0793194
50 8.62 10.07127001 219.1 12.4326879 176.2289875
12.4407694
50 8.67 10.12968805 217.1 7 174.5068909

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 12.4456234
50 8.7 10.16473887 216.1 6 173.6353351
12.4504812
50 8.73 10.1997897 214.1 3 171.9612246
12.4569641
50 8.77 10.24652413 213.1 7 171.0689676
12.4618308
50 8.8 10.28157495 211.1 1 169.3972606
12.4667012
50 8.83 10.31662577 210.1 5 168.5289443
12.4715754
50 8.86 10.3516766 209.1 9 167.6612551
12.4764535
50 8.89 10.38672742 207.1 5 165.992683
12.4829635
50 8.93 10.43346185 206.1 7 165.105024
12.4878505
50 8.96 10.46851268 204.1 5 163.4388554
12.4943724
50 9 10.51524711 203.1 7 162.5531818
12.4992683
50 9.03 10.55029793 202.1 9 161.6894635
12.5041681
50 9.06 10.58534876 201.1 4 160.8263723
12.5107071
50 9.1 10.63208319 200.1 2 159.9429977
12.5139791
50 9.12 10.6554504 194.1 8 155.1065391

3. Calculations: -
 L0 = 85.59mm
 D0 = 37.73mm
 A0 = 11.18 cm2

Calculation of 1st Reading: -

 ε (%) = ΔL/L0 x 100%

= 0.01/85.59 x 100%

= 0.011683608%

 A = A0/ (1-ΔL/L0)

A = 11.18186478 cm2

 ΔϬ = P/A

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 = (2.1x10^-3)/(11.29x10^-4)

= 1.878040955 KPa

 Peak Value found from Stress & Strain graph

ΔϬ = 263.36

 Ϭ3 = 50 KPa
 ΔϬ = Ϭ1- Ϭ3
Ϭ1 = ΔϬ+ Ϭ3
Ϭ1 = 263.36+50
 Ϭ1 = 313.36 KPa
 Cu = 131.68 KPa (found using Figure 2 on page no. 10)
 tanØu=0 (for clay friction angle is 0)
 So, Ʈ=Cu(131.68KPa)

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 4. Graphical Presentation of Results: -
Stress Strain Curve
300

Principal Stress difference ΔϬ (KPa) 250

200

150

100

50

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Axial Strain (%)

Figure 1

Figure 2

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 5. Conclusion & Discussion: -
From the Laboratory Data sheet provided by the teacher we calculated axial strain (%), Area
(cm^2) & ΔϬ (kPa) after that using stress & strain curve from which we found peak value ΔϬ
(kPa) which is 263.36KPa after that using ΔϬ(263.36KPa) =Ϭ1-Ϭ3(50KPa-Cell Pressure)
equation we found Ϭ1=313.36KPa. Then using Figure 2 we found Cu=131.68KPa and in this
case friction angle is Zero because for clay friction angle is 0. So, Ʈ=Cu(131.68KPa).

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