Soil Mechanic Laboratory

Faculty of Engineering Putra Indonesia "YPTK" University

Lubuk Begalung Street, Padang, West Sumatera, 20225, Telp : (0751)-776666
Website: www.upiyptk.ac.id - e-mail: upiyptk@upiyptk.ac.id

Project : Date tested :

Location : labourer :
Boring No. : Checked :
Depth : Soil description :

CONSOLIDATION
(ASTM D 1556)

Pressure: 1 kg/cm2

Elapse Time, Dial

Date/Time t1/2 (min)
t Reading

0 0,0 9,00
0,1 0,3 7,70
0,25 0,5 7,10
0,5 0,7 6,50 Dial Reading
1 1,0 5,60
2 1,4 5,50
3 1,7 5,30
8 2,8 5,28
15 3,9 5,26
30 5,5 5,20
60 7,7 5,15
120 11,0 5,10
240 15,5 5,05 0,0 1,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 5,0 6,0 7,0 8,0 9,0 10,0
480 21,9 5,03 t1/2
1440 37,9 5,02

Pressure: kg/cm2
Elapse Time, Dial
Date/Time t1/2 (min)
t Reading
0 0,0 4,88
0,1 0,3 4,10
0,25 0,5 3,75
0,5 0,7 3,43
Dial Reading

1 1,0 3,20
2 1,4 3,05
3 1,7 3,00
8 2,8 2,95
15 3,9 2,94
30 5,5 2,90
60 7,7 2,89
120 11,0 2,50
240 15,5 2,48 0,0 1,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 5,0 6,0 7,0 8,0 9,0 10,0
480 21,9 2,45 t1/2
1440 37,9 2,42