Consolidated Drained Triaxial Test

Sample 3

S. No.

Length of
Assembly
(mm)

1
2
3
Average

60.37
60.38
60.52
60.4

Length of
Assembly
+
Soil Specimen
(mm)
140.1
140.0
140.2
140.1

Initial Length, Lo

79.67

mm

Wt. of Cont + Dry Soil

Initial Diameter, Do

37.7

mm

Wt. of Container

Initial Area, Ao

1115.1

mm2

Wt. of Dry Soil

Initial Volume, Vo
Effective Confining
Pressure
Initial Burette Reading
Final Burette Reading
Volumetric Change
Volumetric Strain
due to isotropic
consolidation, v
Post Consolidation
Length
Post Consolidation
Diameter
Post Consolidation
Area
Post Consolidation
Volume
Least Count of Dial Gauge

Thickness of
Measured
Rubber
Diameter
Membrane
(mm)
(mm)
38.2
38.9
37.9
38.3

88839.6

mm

kg/cm

24.6
23.8
0.8

cc
cc
cc

0.90

79.4

mm

37.6

mm

1108.4

mm2

88042.0

mm3

Dry Density
2

0.01

Proving Ring Reading when Hanging Free

Proving Ring Reading under Cell Pressure

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3

0
24

g/cc

Burette
Reading
(cc)
23.8
23.7
23.7
23.6
23.5
23.5
23.4
23.3
23.3
23.2
23.2
23.2
23.3
23.5
23.5
23.6
23.7
23.7
23.8
23.9
24
24.1
24.2
24.3
24.5
24.6
24.7
24.7
24.9
25
25.1
25.2
25.3
25.4
25.5
25.6

Vertical
Vertical
Displacement
Dial Gauge
Reading
Reading
(mm)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
240
260
280
300
320
340
360
380
400
420
440
460
480
500
520
540
560
580
600
620
640
660
680
700

0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.2
2.4
2.6
2.8
3.0
3.2
3.4
3.6
3.8
4.0
4.2
4.4
4.6
4.8
5.0
5.2
5.4
5.6
5.8
6.0
6.2
6.4
6.6
6.8
7.0

Vertical
Strain

Vertical
Strain
(%)

Volume
Change
(cc)

Volumetric
Strain

0.00
0.00
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.09
0.09

0.0
0.3
0.5
0.8
1.0
1.3
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.3
2.5
2.8
3.0
3.3
3.5
3.8
4.0
4.3
4.5
4.8
5.0
5.3
5.5
5.8
6.0
6.3
6.5
6.8
7.1
7.3
7.6
7.8
8.1
8.3
8.6
8.8

0
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
-0.3
-0.3
-0.4
-0.5
-0.5
-0.6
-0.6
-0.6
-0.5
-0.3
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.9
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-0.01
-0.01
-0.01
-0.01
-0.01
-0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02

Volumetric Corrected Proving

Area
Strain
Ring
2
(%)
Reading
(cm )
0.00
-0.11
-0.11
-0.23
-0.34
-0.34
-0.45
-0.57
-0.57
-0.68
-0.68
-0.68
-0.57
-0.34
-0.34
-0.23
-0.11
-0.11
0.00
0.11
0.23
0.34
0.45
0.57
0.80
0.91
1.02
1.02
1.25
1.36
1.48
1.59
1.70
1.82
1.93
2.04

11.08
11.12
11.15
11.19
11.24
11.26
11.31
11.35
11.38
11.42
11.45
11.48
11.49
11.50
11.53
11.55
11.56
11.59
11.61
11.63
11.65
11.66
11.68
11.70
11.70
11.72
11.74
11.77
11.78
11.79
11.81
11.83
11.85
11.87
11.89
11.91

23
42
79
99
158
224
285
339
382
413
446
467
492
511
526
540
553
566
573
582
589
596
601
605
608
610
612
615
613
614
613
610
609
607
608
604

Change in Load on Deviator

Proving Proving Stress
d
Ring
Ring
Reading
(kg)
(kg/cm2)
0
19
56
76
135
201
262
316
359
390
423
444
469
488
503
517
530
543
550
559
566
573
578
582
585
587
589
592
590
591
590
587
586
584
585
581

0.00
6.27
18.47
25.06
44.52
66.29
86.41
104.22
118.40
128.62
139.51
146.43
154.68
160.94
165.89
170.51
174.79
179.08
181.39
184.36
186.67
188.98
190.62
191.94
192.93
193.59
194.25
195.24
194.58
194.91
194.58
193.59
193.26
192.60
192.93
191.61

0.00
0.56
1.66
2.24
3.96
5.89
7.64
9.18
10.41
11.26
12.19
12.76
13.46
14.00
14.39
14.77
15.12
15.45
15.62
15.85
16.03
16.20
16.32
16.41
16.49
16.52
16.55
16.59
16.52
16.53
16.47
16.36
16.31
16.23
16.23
16.09

25.7
25.7
25.8
25.9
26
26
26.1
26.1
26.1
26.2
26.2
26.2
26.2
26.2
26.3
26.3
26.3
26.3
26.3
26.3
26.3

720
740
760
780
800
820
840
860
880
900
920
940
960
980
1000
1020
1040
1060
1080
1100
1120

7.2
7.4
7.6
7.8
8.0
8.2
8.4
8.6
8.8
9.0
9.2
9.4
9.6
9.8
10.0
10.2
10.4
10.6
10.8
11.0
11.2

0.09
0.09
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.11
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.13
0.14
0.14
0.14

9.1
9.3
9.6
9.8
10.1
10.3
10.6
10.8
11.1
11.3
11.6
11.8
12.1
12.3
12.6
12.8
13.1
13.3
13.6
13.8
14.1

1.9
1.9
2
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5

0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03

2.16
2.16
2.27
2.39
2.50
2.50
2.61
2.61
2.61
2.73
2.73
2.73
2.73
2.73
2.84
2.84
2.84
2.84
2.84
2.84
2.84

11.93
11.96
11.98
12.00
12.02
12.05
12.07
12.11
12.14
12.16
12.19
12.23
12.26
12.30
12.32
12.36
12.39
12.43
12.46
12.50
12.54

601
593
591
589
583
579
571
565
563
555
546
530
535
529
532
529
523
524
516
525
518

578
570
568
566
560
556
548
542
540
532
523
507
512
506
509
506
500
501
493
502
495

190.62
187.99
187.33
186.67
184.69
183.37
180.73
178.75
178.09
175.45
172.49
167.21
168.86
166.88
167.87
166.88
164.90
165.23
162.59
165.56
163.25

15.98
15.72
15.64
15.56
15.37
15.22
14.97
14.77
14.67
14.43
14.14
13.67
13.77
13.57
13.63
13.51
13.31
13.30
13.04
13.24
13.02