INTRODUCTION

The unconfined compression test is usually used for measurement of an

undrained strength of cohesive soil because of the simplicity of the test technique.This
test, however, is inapplicable for such apecimens as crack clay, very solid clay, and
clayey soil which contains extra fraction of sand.In these cases, an other strength test
method such as the triaxial compression test, must be applied.In this paper, result from
the unconfined compression test for some cohesive soils were compressive test on the
same soils for the purpose of investigating the characteristics of the unconfined
compression test.

OBJECTIVE
To determine the shear strength of the cohesive soil

MATERIALS AND APPARATUS

Soil

Mold cylinder

Knife

Vernier caliper

Weighing machine

Compression test machine

Procedure

1. Make a soil sample by inserting into the soil samples prepared

mold cylinder

2. Compress the soil samples and cut out of the cylinder mold

3. Remove the soil sample, weighing heavy, area, diameter and

length of land

4. Place the soil sample in a confined compression test

machine

5. Record the soil until the soil sample test failure

6. Perform the same test on the second and third samples

7. Draw the shape of soil failure

Computation and result

1st
Weight=176.27 g
Initial diameter of specimen, D = 38.39 mm
Initial length of specimen, L = 77.1 mm
Initial c/s area of specimen, A = x = 1157.51mm

S
n
o.

Elapse
time t
(minute
s)
100

Strain
dial
reading
(L)
(mm)
0.2

Axial
strain ()
L/L X
100
(%)
0.259

1
2

200

0.4

0.519

300

0.6

0.778

400

0.8

1.038

500

1.0

1.297

Correct
ed
area =
(A/1-)
(mm)
1157.2
51
1156.9
91
1156.7
32
1156.4
72
1156.2
13

Provin
g ring
readin
gs
(div .)
7
10
24
61
75

Axial
load
P
(N)
0.01
4
0.02
0
0.04
7
0.12
2
0.14
4

Compres
sive
stress
=P/
(kg/mm)
1.209x
1.728x
1.049x
1.054x
1.210x

600

1.2

1.556

700

1.4

1.816

800

1.6

2.075

900

1.8

2.335

1
0
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
4

1000

2.0

2.594

1100

2.2

2.853

1200

2.4

3.113

1300

2.6

3.372

1400

2.8

3.631

1155.9
54
1155.6
94
1155.4
35
1155.1
75
1154.9
16
1154.6
57
1154.3
97
1154.1
38
1154.8
79

85
90
90
90
90
90
90
79
71

0.17
0
0.18
0
0.18
0
0.18
0
0.18
0
0.18
0
0.18
0
0.15
8
0.14
2

1.457x

Axial
load
P
(N)

Compres
sive
stress
=P/
(kg/mm)
7.998x

1.558x
1.558x
1.558x
1.558x
1.558x
1.559x
1.368x
1.230x

2nd
Weight= 186.5 g
Initial diameter of specimen, D = 38.63mm
Initial length of specimen, L =77.41mm
Initial c/s area of specimen, A = x =30.340mm

S
n
o.

Elapse
time t
(minute
s)

Strain
dial
reading
(L)
(mm)
0.2

Axial
strain ()
L/L X
100
(%)
0.335

Correct
ed
area =
(A/1-)
(mm)
30.005

Provin
g ring
readin
gs
(div .)
8

0.01
6

0.4

0.517

29.823

17

0.6

0.775

29.565

47

0.8

1.033

29.307

54

1.0

1.292

29.048

63

1.2

1.550

28.790

74

1.4

1.809

28.531

77

1.6

2.067

28.273

78

1.8

2.325

28.015

80

1
0
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
1
7
1
8
1
9
2
0
2
1
2
2

10

2.0

2.584

27.756

85

12

2.2

2.842

27.498

92

12

2.4

3.100

27.240

98

13

2.6

3.359

26.981

104

14

2.8

3.617

26.723

121

15

3.0

3.875

26.456

124

16

3.2

4.134

26.206

127

17

3.4

4.392

25.948

127

18

3.6

4.651

25.689

127

19

3.8

4.909

25.431

127

20

4.0

5.167

25.173

127

21

4.2

5.426

24.914

98

22

4.4

5.684

24.656

94

0.03
4
0.09
4
0.10
8
0.12
6
0.14
8
0.15
4
0.15
6
0.16
0
0.17
0
0.18
4
0.19
6
0.20
8
0.21
0
0.24
2
0.24
8
0.25
4
0.25
4
0.25
4
0.25
4
0.19
6
0.18
8

1.140x
2.179x
3.685x
4.338x
5.141x
5.398x
5.518x
5.711x
6.124x
6.691x
7.195x
7.709x
8.858x
9.144x
9.463x
9.789x
9.888x
9.989x
10.090x
8.867x
8.625x

3rd
Weight= 187.08g
Initial diameter of specimen, D =38.58 mm
Initial length of specimen, L =77.47 mm
Initial c/s area of specimen, A = x =1169.00 mm

S
n
o.

Elapse
time t
(minute
s)
100

Strain
dial
reading
(L)
(mm)
0.2

Axial
strain ()
L/L X
100
(%)
0.258

1
2

200

0.4

0.516

300

0.6

0.774

400

0.8

0.933

500

1.0

1.291

600

1.2

1.549

700

1.4

1.807

800

1.6

2.065

900

1.8

2.323

1
0
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5

100

2.0

2.582

1100

2.2

2.840

1200

2.4

3.098

1300

2.6

3.356

1400

2.8

3.614

1500

3.0

3.872

Correct
ed
area =
(A/1-)
(mm)
1168.7
42
1168.4
84
1168.2
26
1167.9
67
1167.7
09
1167.4
51
1167.1
93
1166.9
35
1166.6
77
1166.4
18
1166.1
60
1165.9
02
1165.6
44
1165.3
86
1165.1
28

Provin
g ring
readin
gs
(div .)
17
25
35
38
40
46
54
62
72
82
91
103
107
103
94

Axial
load
P
(N)
0.03
4
0.05
0
0.07
0
0.07
6
0.08
0
0.09
2
0.10
8
0.12
4
0.14
4
0.16
4
0.18
2
0.20
6
0.21
4
0.20
6
0.18
8

Compres
sive
stress
=P/
(kg/mm)
2.909x
3.279x
4.992x
6.507x
6.851x
7.880x
9.253x
1.063x
1.234x
1.406x
1.561x
1.767x
1.836x
1.768x
1.614x

Discussion

-In the unconfined test, no radial stress is applied to the sample

-The effect stress path is unknown since pore water pressure changes
are not normally measured.
-This test is considered as undrained shear test assuming that there is
no moisture loss from the specimen during the test.

[
Conclusion

after conducting laboratory tests on soil, it can be known that the

unconfined compression test is one tool that can be used to obtain the
shear strength of soil, the situation is not drained soil [without any
pressure dikenankan around. unconfined compression testing sample is
said to fail when cracks occur in samples