pIRECT SHEAR TEST (Cohesive Soll, Coheaioniess Sol) Data Sheet 17 Project Job No, + Location of Project Boring No, ‘Sample No. Desetiption at Soil Depth of Sample Tested By, Date of Testing Semple Dat: Soi stato (wet, dy) Soil sample (ssturbed, undisturbed) ‘Data to Obtain Sample Densily if not an Lindisturbed Semple Initial mass container + soll “Shear specimen data Final mass container + soll = ——————__——— ‘Sample Dimensions: ja. of side 2 Mass of soll used = Cee Ht = ————____— sea = Vol = . Density: Prat gem? we 8 Poy = — ger? Normal load) = ——————____—— Normal stress = ee Loading rate = in. Load ing anstant LAG = Hv Vert Hori Horiz. displace. ‘dat | displace. | Cor* Shear av, reading aH, area stress A 5 kPa Tite Insert unis in column headings as necessary: not al columns used wih LVOTs or load cel. omit it using LVDT and enter displacements AV and AH. “Re sgquare samples, may use correc specimen area at aura 35 A’ = 4s— AH to compute 0, ands. ‘omit using a load cell and enter “Horiz, shear force.” Copyright © 1992 by McGraw-Hill, tne. eco