GEOTECHNICAL LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS FOR ENGINEERS

UNCONSOLIDATED UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TEST

DATA SHEET
Project: Test No.
Boring No. Depth ( m ) Device No.
Sample No. Marker Location Reference Procedure: ASTM D2850

INSTRUMENTS DAQ Chan. Make/No. Cal. Factor Units Zero @ Start (V/V) Zero @ end (V/V)
Axial Load
Cell Pressure
Axial Disp.
Input Voltage
Cell ID: Mass of Accessories, (kg) Membrane
Piston Area, (cm )
2
Piston Mass, (kg) Membrane thickness, (cm)
Filename:

Water Contents
Location Top Bottom Trimmings Trimmings Specimen Specimen Specimen
Tare No.
Mass Tare+Wet, (g)
Mass Tare+Dry, (g)
Mass Water, (g)
Mass Tare, (g)
Mass Dry Soil, (g)
Water Content, (%)
Average: on:

Initial Specimen Measurements Handheld Shear Vane (TV)

Height (cm) Diameter (cm) Specimen Moist Mass Small Shoe x 2.5 Above: Below:
1 top Initial Mass + Tare (g) Std. Shoe x 1.0 (ksc) (ksc)
2 middle Tare, (g) Large Shoe x 0.2
3 middle Initial Mass (g) Average, (kPa)
4 bottom Final Mass + Tare (g)
AVG AVG Tare, (g) Std. Dev., (kPa)
Area (cm ):2
Final Mass (g)
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION AND TESTING OBSERVATIONS (Indicate if D2487 or D2488 is used to describe specimen)

Operation Mat'l Processing Testing Calculation Review

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 GEOTECHNICAL LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS FOR ENGINEERS
UNCONSOLIDATED UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TEST
DATA COLUMN MANIPULATOR

Project: Test No.

Boring No. Depth ( m ) Device No.
Sample No. Marker Location ASTM D2850
DROP DATA FILE IN HERE SO FIRST LINE OF DATA IS IN ROW 15 TYPE COLUMN LETTER FOR THE FOLLOWING
TIME CELL LOAD DISP V IN

TIME CELL LOAD DISP V IN

(S) (V) (V) (V) (V)
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UNCONSOLIDATED UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TEST
ANALYSIS SHEET

Project: Test No.

Boring No. Depth ( m ) Device No.
Sample No. Marker Location ASTM D2850

DIMENSIONS
Start of
INSTRUMENTS DAQ Chan. Make/No. Cal. Factor Units Zero @ Start (V/V) Zero @ end Initial Shear

Vertical Load Height (cm):

Cell Pressure Area (cm2):

Vertical Disp. MEMBRANE CORRECTION

Input Voltage tm(cm) (1): tm(cm) (tot):

Cell ID: Mass of Accessories (kg) Membrane Em (kPa)

Piston Area (cm2) Piston Mass (kg) Filename: AVERAGE STRAIN RATE (%/MIN

DATA RESULTS
Cell Vertical Vertical Input Cell Vertical Vertical Cell Vertical Vertical Corrected Vertical Membrane Corrected Deviator
Time Press Load Disp Voltage Press Load Disp Press Load Disp Load Strain Area Stress Correction Vert Stress
Stress/Max Stress
Strain Rate Stress
(sec) (Volts) (Volts) (Volts) (Volts) (V/V) (V/V) (V/V) (kPa) (N) (cm) (N) (%) (cm2) (kPa) (kPa) (kPa) (%/min) (kPa)
 GEOTECHNICAL LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS FOR ENGINEERS
UNCONSOLIDATED UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TEST
RESULTS SHEET

Project: Test No.

Boring No. Depth ( m ) Device No.
Sample No. Marker Location ASTM D2850

50
600
Corrected for Membrane Effects
Deviator Stress (kPa),

Shear Stress, t (kPa)

400

200

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 0
1 1 2 2 3 3 4
Axial Strain (%)
Normal Stress, s (kPa)

SUMMARY MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

SPECIMEN PROPERTIES
Plastic Limit/Liquid Limit / (If determined)
Specific Gravity Indicate if determined using D854 or estimated:
Initial Start of Shear
Dry Mass Density (g/cm3)* *Indicate water content used to determine phase
Void Ratio* relationships:
Saturation(%)*

AT FAILURE Sketch of Failed Specimen

Front Side
Rate of Axial Strain (%/min)
Axial Strain (%)
Minor Principal Stress (kPa)
Major Principal Stress* (kPa)
Compressive Stress* (kPa)
*Stress corrected for membrane effects.