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STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR UNCONFINED
COMPRESSIVE STRENGHT OF COHESIVE SOIL
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APPLICATION -This test method covers the determination of the unconfined compressive strength of
cohesive soil in the undisturbed , remolded , or compacted condition, using strain-
controlled application of the axial load.

-It is used primarily for saturated, cohesive soils recovered from thin-walled sampling
tubes. The test is not applicable to cohesionless or coarse-grained soils

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-The unconfined compression test is the most popular method of soil shear testing
3 TYPES OF because it is one of the fastest and least expensive methods of measuring shear
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The test is used in all geotechnical engineering designs (e.g., design and stability
analysis of foundations, retaining walls, slopes, and embankments) to obtain a rough
estimate of the soil strength and determine the viable construction techniques.
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The soil specimen to be used for test shall be depend on the purpose for which it is
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tested and may be compacted, moulded or undisturbed

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The specimen for test shall have a minimum diameter of 38 mm and the largest
particle contained within. The test specimen shall be smaller than 1/8 th of the
specimen diameter. If after completion of test on undisturbed sample, it is found that
larger particles than permitted for the particular specimen size tested are present, it
shall be noted in the report of test data under remarks. The height to diameter ratio
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SPECIMEN shall be within 2 to 2.5. Measurements of height and diameter shall be made with
Vernier callipers or any other suitable measuring device to the nearest 0.1 mm.

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▪ Undisturbed specimens shall be prepared from large undisturbed samples or samples

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SPECIMEN secured in accordance with IS 2132:1986
UNDISTURBED
SPECIMEN ▪ Undisturbed sample shall be prepared from the drive sampling tube. The ejecting
device shall be capable of ejecting the soil core from the sampling tube within the
REMOULDED
SPECIMEN same direction of travel during which the sample entered the tube and with negligible
disturbance of the sample. Conditions at the time of removal of the sample may dictate
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SPECIMEN the direction of removal but the principle concern should be to stay the degree
disturbance negligible.

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▪ The specimen could also be prepared either from a failed undisturbed specimen or
3 TYPES OF from a disturbed soil sample. just in case of failed undisturbed specimen, the fabric
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shall be wrapped during a thin rubber membrane and thoroughly worked with the
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SPECIMEN fingers to assume complete remoulding. Care shall be taken to avoid entrapped air, to
get uniform density, to remould to an equivalent void ratio as that of undisturbed
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▪ When compacting disturbed material, it shall be done employing a mould of circular
3 TYPES OF cross section. Compacted specimen could also be prepared at any predetermined water
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content and density.
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▪ After the specimen is made, the ends shall be trimmed perpendicular to the long axis
REMOULDED and faraway from the mould. Representative sample cuttings shall be obtained or the
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whole specimen shall be used for the determination of water content after the test.
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• To determine the shear strength of a soil triaxial shear test is conducted. Also, it’s
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• The consistency of clay is often determined using the worth of unconfined
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sands or crumble clays because the materials would disintegrate without some land of
lateral confinement.

• Shear strength of a soil the foremost important engineering property. to settle on the
simplest material for the embankment, one has got to conduct strength tests on the
samples selected.

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• If it’s not evaluated then it’ll be needed to conduct the bearing capacity test within
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WEIGHING SCALE MOISTURE CAN
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• Place the soil sample on the trimming base

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• Form a cylinder by trimming the sides of the soil sample

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• Measure the average diameter of the cylindrical soil sample
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• Slice off the excess portion of the sample from the mark

• Measure the mass of the sample using the weighing scale

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• Prepare the compression device
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• Place the sample on the compression device then adjust the deformation indicator
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• Start and begin applying load on the sample
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• Record the deformation for every interval of 20 divisions in the loading gauge
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• Load the sample until strain is 15%
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soil sample in the soil-drying oven and leave it for a day

• After a day, get the sample then measure and compute for its moisture content

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• Plot the stress-strain diagram
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