1. Standard Reference: ASTM D3080: Standard Test Method for Direct Shear Test of Soils Under Consolidated Drained Condit
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1. Standard Reference: ASTM D3080: Standard Test Method for Direct Shear Test of Soils Under Consolidated Drained Condit
1. Standard Reference: ASTM D3080: Standard Test Method for Direct Shear Test of Soils Under Consolidated Drained Conditions II. Data and Results (use dummy data, Include graph) Given are data and results of a direct shear test. Area of Specimen, A. 0.0025 m2 Weight of Loading Frame + Plate, m = 2.5 kg Load Dial = 0.31 b/DIV (note: convert to N/DIV) Specimen No. Weight Added (m2). kg Dial Reading Normal Load, P (kg) Normal Stress. Y (kPa) Shear, V Shear Stress. (N) (kPa) 1 0.91 4.55 2 3 106 123 150 168 6.59 9.09 4 Present the graph and identify the following shear strength parameters of the sample soil: Cohesion, c'= Angle of Internal Friction, $' =- III. Computations • Show complete computations
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