Laboratory Schedule Plan

Soil Mechanics 2
 Complete Test Set
Direct Shear

Check the shear

Triaxial Test
properties of soil by
simple direct shear The most “complete”
CBR Test
test test to find shear
Obtained parameter: parameters To check the bearing
Unconfined Compressive Test
shear strength, Obtained parameters: capacity of soil using
friction angle cohesion, friction standard approach Consolidation Test
angle, shear strength A special form of
“triaxial test” for clay
The available test specimen Check the effect of
setup: long-term loading to
Unconsolidated- Obtain friction angle
the settlement of soil
Undrained (UU) and shear strength
Calculate the
settlement of soil for
a long-term loading
effect
 What we will perform in the lab
Direct Shear

Check the shear

Triaxial Test
properties of soil by
simple direct shear The most “complete”
CBR Test
test test to find shear
Obtained parameter: parameters To check the bearing
Unconfined Compressive Test
shear strength, Obtained parameters: capacity of soil using
friction angle cohesion, friction standard approach Consolidation Test
angle, shear strength A special form of
“triaxial test” for clay
The available test specimen Check the effect of
setup: long-term loading to
Unconsolidated- Obtain friction angle
the settlement of soil
Undrained (UU) and shear strength
Calculate the
settlement of soil for
a long-term loading
effect
What we will do – virtual lab (1)
• Ability to perform examination to the effect of long-term loading to

the settlement of soil

• Check the effect of consolidation of soil specimen

Consolidation
• This is supposed to be a compulsory, standardized lab test in Test
geotechnical engineering field

• However, the process is time consuming, and we would need the

weekend period only to perform the lab test.
• The whole process takes time of around 20 days, including weekends
• Therefore, it is decided to move this practicum to an online virtual
module
 What we will do – virtual lab (2)

• A specialized test to examine the shear Unconfined

parameter and compressive strength of Compressive
cohesive soil
• However, we will need more sample, since we will break the groups
Strength Test
to limit the number of the attendants per session
• The concern is about the number of available specimens for more
groups, which is potentially insufficient
• The apparatus used in this test is also the same as the triaxial test,
creating a potential of delay in the working
• Therefore, it is decided to move this practicum to an online virtual
module
 Proposed Time Schedule

02/11/20 03/11/20 04/11/20 05/11/20 06/11/20 09/11/20 10/11/20 11/11/20 12/11/20 13/11/20 16/11/20 17/11/20 18/11/20 19/11/20 20/11/20 23/11/20 24/11/20 25/11/20 26/11/20 27/11/20 30/11/20 01/12/20 02/12/20 03/12/20 04/12/20 07/12/20 08/12/20 09/12/20 10/12/20 11/12/20
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Specimen preparation
Test setup preparation
Direct shear test
Triaxial test - UU
CBR Test
Consolidation Test - Virtual
UCS test - Virtual
Lab report - development
Lab report - final presentation