Stresses and strains

7.4 A cylindrical soil, 75 mm in diameter and 150 mm long, is axially compressed. The length decreases
to 147 mm and the radius increases by 0.3 mm.

Calculate: (a) The axial and radial strains (b) The volumetric strains (c) Poisson’s ratio

7.5 A cylindrical soil, 75 mm in diameter and 150 mm long, is radially compressed. The length increases
to 153 mm and the radius decreases to 37.2 mm.

Calculate: (a) The axial and radial strains (b) The volumetric strains

7.6 A soil, 100 mm 3 150 mm 3 20 mm high, is subjected to simple shear deformation (see Figure 7.3).
The normal force in the Z direction is 1 kN and the shear force is 0.5 kN. The displacements at the top of
the soil in the X and Z directions are Dx 5 1 mm and Dz 5 1 mm.

Calculate: (a) The shear and normal stresses (b) The axial and shear strain