Weights Dense sand results

top cap: 451.21g

porous stone: 40.85g General info:
weight of container: 31.09g

Load factor ratio: 1:10 diameter of mould: 6.35cm

height to be compacted: 1.28cm

Ring factor: 0.003516kN/div (for gauge 3) height without sand: 3.533cm
height to be compacted: 4.813cm
vertical displacement dial gauge = gauge 1 height we compacted: 4.79cm
horizontal displacement dial gauge = gauge 2 (we compacted more than required)
horizontal loading dial gauge = gauge 3

gauge 1 0.002mm/div
gauge 2 0.01mm/div
gauge 3 0.002mm/div

Group 2
approx. vertical stres 100kPa
corr. Loading 2.5kg

gauge reading in div(not in mm)

first 20 sets: 0.2mm horizontal displacements
21-28 sets: 0.5mm horizontal displacements
 gauge readings Loose sand results
g1 g3 g2
before loading 3.15 0.94 1.2 General info: before loading
initial 3.57 0.94 1.2 height of the container: 3.729cm initial
length of the container from
1 3.57 1.07 the top edge to surface of 1.548cm 1
sand
2 3.57 1.07 weight of sand: 110.09g 2
3 3.575 1.26 3
4 3.575 1.31 4
5 3.575 1.38 5
6 3.575 1.44 6
7 3.57 1.47 7
8 3.57 1.5 8
9 3.57 1.52 9
10 3.57 1.54 10
11 3.53 1.55 11
12 3.515 1.55 12
13 3.41 1.55 13
14 3.32 1.54 14
15 3.31 1.54 15
16 3.21 1.53 16
17 3.11 1.525 17
18 3.04 1.51 18
19 3.02 1.5 19
20 3.02 1.49 20
21 3.02 1.49 21
22 3.02 1.48 22
23 3.02 1.49 23
24 3.02 1.495 24
25 3.02 1.51 25
26 3.02 1.51 26
27 3.02 1.515 27
28 3.02 1.51 28
gauge readings
g1 g3 g2
14.05 0.9 1.92
14.88 0.9 1.92

14.88 1.04

15 1.18
15.07 1.26
15.08 1.32
15.18 1.37
15.18 1.41
15.18 1.43
15.18 1.45
15.18 1.46
15.18 1.47
15.18 1.48
15.18 1.48
15.18 1.48
15.12 1.47
15.11 1.46
15.04 1.45
15.04 1.45
15.01 1.445
14.92 1.44
14.83 1.44
14.83 1.43
14.83 1.435
14.83 1.43
14.83 1.43
14.83 1.43
14.83 1.425
14.83 1.425
14.83 1.425