Direct Shear Test

Group No 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Normal force,N 147.00 245.25 344.00 441.00 147.00 245.25 344.00 441.00
Normal stress,kPa 47.56 79.34 111.29 142.67 47.56 79.34 111.29 142.67
penetration Normal Stress
Normal=47.56kPa
Stress
Normal
=79.34kPa
Stress
Normal
=111.29kPa
Stress
Normal=142.67kPa
Stress
Normal=47.56kPa
Stress
Normal
=79.34kPa
StressNormal
=111.29kPa
Stress =142.67kPa
0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 0.1 -0.01 -0.01 -0.001 0 0.82 2.47 22.55 0.82
20 0.2 -0.015 -0.012 -0.004 0 6.87 6.32 33.00 6.32
30 0.3 -0.016 -0.016 -0.006 0 12.92 10.72 39.05 18.70
40 0.4 -0.02 -0.031 -0.012 -0.005 16.50 17.05 46.75 33.27
50 0.5 -0.025 -0.048 -0.013 -0.01 21.45 20.90 50.87 44.55
60 0.6 -0.026 -0.06 -0.004 -0.015 26.95 24.47 55.00 61.87
70 0.7 -0.028 -0.065 0.001 -0.0175 27.50 28.32 60.50 69.30
80 0.8 -0.029 -0.065 0.003 -0.0175 29.70 30.80 66.00 77.55
90 0.9 -0.02 -0.065 0.011 -0.015 30.80 31.62 68.75 86.35
100 1 -0.015 -0.07 0.022 -0.005 31.90 34.65 71.50 92.95
110 1.1 -0.005 -0.089 0.023 0.005 33.55 38.77 75.62 97.90
120 1.2 0.004 -0.091 0.033 0.04 35.47 42.35 77.55 104.50
130 1.3 0.006 -0.091 0.061 0.05 36.57 45.92 79.75 108.62
140 1.4 0.005 -0.091 0.061 0.07 37.67 48.40 81.12 112.75
150 1.5 0.035 -0.091 0.091 0.1 39.32 51.70 82.50 116.60
160 1.6 0.05 -0.089 0.101 0.12 39.87 54.72 83.87 119.90
170 1.7 0.07 -0.08 0.125 0.135 41.25 57.47 85.25 122.37
180 1.8 0.07 -0.07 0.17 0.15 42.07 59.67 85.52 124.30
190 1.9 0.07 -0.06 0.19 0.18 42.35 62.15 86.35 126.22
200 2 0.07 -0.05 0.195 0.2 42.62 63.52 86.90 127.60
210 2.1 0.07 -0.04 0.22 0.22 43.17 65.45 87.17 128.70
220 2.2 0.07 -0.03 0.235 0.23 43.72 67.10 87.72 129.52
230 2.3 0.07 -0.015 0.25 0.26 44.00 68.20 88.00 130.62
240 2.4 0.07 0.003 0.26 0.28 44.27 69.02 88.00 130.90
250 2.5 0.07 0.01 0.27 0.29 44.69 70.12 88.27 130.90
260 2.6 0.07 0.03 0.285 0.3 44.82 70.67 88.27 130.90
270 2.7 0.07 0.045 0.3 0.32 45.37 71.77 88.27 131.45
280 2.8 0.07 0.06 0.31 0.34 45.37 72.05 88.27 131.45
290 2.9 0.07 0.075 0.331 0.35 45.37 72.87 88.27 131.45
300 3 0.07 0.09 0.35 0.37 45.37 73.42 88.00 131.45
310 3.1 0.07 0.101 0.36 0.39 45.37 73.97 88.00 131.45
320 3.2 0.07 0.12 0.37 0.4 45.37 74.25 88.00 131.45
330 3.3 0.07 0.13 0.38 0.42 45.37 74.25 87.72 131.17
340 3.4 0.07 0.145 0.39 0.43 45.37 74.52 87.72 130.62
350 3.5 0.16 0.396 0.45 74.80 87.17 130.35
360 3.6 0.175 0.401 0.46 74.80 86.62 129.52
370 3.7 0.198 0.407 0.48 74.80 86.62 127.87
380 3.8 0.222 0.411 0.495 74.80 86.07 125.95
390 3.9 0.215 0.415 0.5 74.80 85.52 125.40
400 4 0.238 0.422 0.5 74.80 84.70 124.30
410 4.1 0.25 0.422 0.51 74.25 84.42 123.75
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0.4

0.3

0.2
Change of Height,mm

0.1

0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5

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-0.2
Horizontal Displacement, mm
Fig 1.2:- Change of Height vs Horizontal Displacement Curve
ormal Stress =142.67kPa
 Normal Stress =47.56kPa
Normal Stress =79.34kPa
Normal Stress =111.29kPa
Normal Stress =142.67kPa

4 4.5

ment Curve
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120.00

100.00

Shear Stress , kPa

80.00

60.00

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0.00
0 0.5 1

Fig 1.1:- Shear Stress Vs Hor

 Normal Stress =47.56kPa
Normal Stress =79.34kPa
Normal Stress =111.29kPa
Normal Stress =142.67kPa

1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5

Displacement, mm

Shear Stress Vs Horizontal Displacement Curve