GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LAB # 9

To Perform Consolidation Test on Given Soil Specimen

Diameter of Consolidometer Ring = D = 50 mm

Height of Consolidometer Ring= H = 19 mm

Elapsed Loading (kg) Unloading (kg) NMC

Time 0 0.5 1 2 4 8 16 32 8 2 0.5 0
0 hrs. 1000 1000 970 948 920.5 885 836 788.5 735 745.5 763 775 Wet soil + can = 63.18 gm.
0.25 min 986.5 962 936 903 862 814 763 744 755 768 778
0.5 min 984 960.5 934.5 899 858 810 759 744.5 759 770 779.5 Dry Soil + Can = 55.42 gm.
1 min 983.5 960 934 898 857.5 809 758 744.5 759.2 770.5 780
Empty Can =14.94 gm.
2 min 981 958.5 932 895.5 852 805 753 745 760 772 783
4 min 978.5 956.5 929.5 892 848 801 749 745
8 min 977 955 928.5 889 845 798 746
15 min 975 954 928 887.5 844 796 744.5
30 min 974 953.5 927.5 887 842 794 742.2
1 hrs. 972 953 926 886.5 841 793 740 745.5 763 775 800
2 hrs. 970 952 924 886 840 791.5 738
4 hrs. 970 951 923 885 839 790 737
8 hrs. 970 950 921 885 837 788.5 736
24 hrs. 1000 970 948 920.5 885 836 735

Before Test: After Test:

Weight of Ring + Wet Soil = 136.8 gm. Weight of Ring + Wet Soil = 133.96 gm.
Weight of Empty Ring = 59.18 gm. Weight of Dry Soil + Ring = 123.57 gm
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LAB # 9
To Perform Consolidation Test on Given Soil Specimen

Dial Initial Data

Height
Gauge Ring dia = 50 mm Gs= 2.67
Pressure Change Accumulative of Strain Void
Load Reading
kPa (mm) Change (mm) Sample (%) Ratio Ring ht = 19 mm eo= 0.529
D*0.01
(mm)
mm Volume = 37.306 cc So= 96.70 %
0.0 0.0 1,000.0 0.00 0.000 19.00 0.00 0.529 wt of ring= 59.18 gm Hs= 12.42 mm
0.5 27.5 970.0 0.30 0.300 18.70 1.58 0.505 ring+soil = 136.8 gm m.c. = 19.17 %
1.0 54.9 948.0 0.52 0.520 18.48 2.74 0.487 Bulk density = 20.4 kN/m3
2.0 109.9 920.5 0.80 0.795 18.21 4.18 0.465 Dry density = 17.1 kN/m3

4.0 219.8 885.0 1.15 1.150 17.85 6.05 0.437

Final Data
8.0 439.5 836.0 1.64 1.640 17.36 8.63 0.397 Ring dia = 50 mm Gs= 2.67
16.0 879.0 788.5 2.12 2.115 16.89 11.13 0.359 Ring ht = 19 mm ef= 0.368
32.0 1,758.1 735.0 2.65 2.650 16.35 13.95 0.316 Volume = 33.38 cc Sf= 116.98 %
8.0 439.5 745.5 2.55 2.545 16.46 13.39 0.324 wt of ring= 59.18 gm Hs= 12.42 mm
2.0 109.9 763.0 2.37 2.370 16.63 12.47 0.339 ring+soil = 133.96 gm m.c. = 16.14 %

0.5 27.5 775.0 2.25 2.250 16.75 11.84 0.348 Bulk density = 22.0 kN/m3

0.0 0.0 800.0 2.00 2.000 17.00 10.53 0.368 Dry density = 18.9 kN/m3
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To Perform Consolidation Test on Given Soil Specimen

Consolidation Curve
0.6

0.505
0.487
0.5 0.465
0.437
0.397
0.4
0.359
0.348 0.339
Void Ratio (e)

0.324 0.316

0.3

0.2

0.1

0
10.0 100.0 1,000.0 10,000.0
Pressure (kPa)

Compression Index = Cc = (eo-e1 )/ log (p1/po) = 0.133

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LAB # 9
To Perform Consolidation Test on Given Soil Specimen

Consolidation Curve
0.55
0.529
0.505
0.5
0.487
0.465
0.45 0.437
0.397
Void Ratio (e)

0.4
0.368 0.359
0.339
0.35

0.348 0.316
0.3
0.324
0.25

0.2
0.0 200.0 400.0 600.0 800.0 1,000.0 1,200.0 1,400.0 1,600.0 1,800.0 2,000.0
Pressure (kPa)

Co-efficient of Compression = av = ∆e/∆p = 0.000182 m2/kN

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LAB # 9
To Perform Consolidation Test on Given Soil Specimen

Casagrande's Log Time Fitting Method

904
902
900
Dial Gauge Reading

898
896
894
892
890
888
886
884
0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000
Log of Time
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LAB # 9
To Perform Consolidation Test on Given Soil Specimen

Comments:
The main purpose of consolidation test is to obtain soil properties which are used in predicting
the rate and amount of consolidation settlement of structures founded on clay. It is an important
factor in foundation design for a structure. The shear strength, bearing capacity, permeability
and various other important engineering characteristics of soil are related to consolidation
process.
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LAB # 9
To Perform Consolidation Test on Given Soil Specimen