RESULTS :

Table : Determination of the Moisture Content

Container No.

Mass of Empty Container (g)

M1

6.87

6.88

7.01

Mass of Wet Soil + Container (g)

M2

23.44

26.21

23.24

Mass of Dry Soil + Container (g)

M3

17.67

19.54

17.66

Moisture Loss, Mw (g)

(M2M3)

5.77

6.67

5.58

Mass of Dry Soil, Ms (g)

(M3M1)

10.80

12.66

10.65

Moisture Content, w (%)

Mw/Ms x 100

53.43

52.69

52.39

Average Moisture Content , w (%)

52.84

Sample (1) :
Confining Pressure, 3 = 200 kPa
Diameter, D : 38 mm
Volume, V : 88460.97 mm3
Water Content, w : 52.84%

Area, Ao : 1134.11 mm2

Weight, W : 151.50 g
Dry Unit Wt. : 1121 kg/m3

Deformation
Dial
Reading

Load
Dial

Sample
Deformation
L

(x 0.01mm)
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
225
250
275
300
325
350
375
400
425
450
475
500
525
550
575
600
625
650
675
700

(units)
3.0
4.0
4.0
4.5
5.0
18.0
22.5
25.5
28.0
30.0
32.0
34.0
35.0
36.5
38.0
39.0
40.0
41.0
42.0
43.0
43.5
44.5
45.0
46.0
46.5
47.5
48.5
49.0

( mm )
0.25
0.50
0.75
1.00
1.25
1.50
1.75
2.00
2.25
2.50
2.75
3.00
3.25
3.50
3.75
4.00
4.25
4.50
4.75
5.00
5.25
5.50
5.75
6.00
6.25
6.50
6.75
7.00

Unit
Strain
=L/L

Height, L : 78 mm
Wet unit Wt. : 1713 kg/m3
LRC : 0.001356 kN/Div

Area
CF
1

Corrected
Area
A= A0/
(1- )
(mm2 )

Total Load
On Sample
( Col.2 x
LRC )
(kN)

Sample
Stress
(kPa)

0.0032

0.9968

1137.76

0.0041

3.5755

0.0064

0.9936

1141.43

0.0054

4.7519

0.0096

0.9904

1145.12

0.0054

4.7366

0.0128

0.9872

1148.84

0.0061

5.3115

0.0160

0.9840

1152.58

0.0068

5.8825

0.0192

0.9808

1156.35

0.0244

21.1078

0.0224

0.9776

1160.14

0.0305

26.2986

0.0256

0.9744

1163.96

0.0346

29.7073

0.0288

0.9712

1167.80

0.0380

32.5125

0.0321

0.9679

1171.66

0.0407

34.7199

0.0353

0.9647

1175.56

0.0434

36.9119

0.0385

0.9615

1179.47

0.0461

39.0886

0.0417

0.9583

1183.42

0.0475

40.1041

0.0449

0.9551

1187.39

0.0495

41.6830

0.0481

0.9519

1191.39

0.0515

43.2504

0.0513

0.9487

1195.41

0.0529

44.2391

0.0545

0.9455

1199.47

0.0542

45.2201

0.0577

0.9423

1203.55

0.0556

46.1935

0.0609

0.9391

1207.65

0.0570

47.1592

0.0641

0.9359

1211.79

0.0583

48.1173

0.0673

0.9327

1215.95

0.0590

48.5101

0.0705

0.9295

1220.15

0.0603

49.4547

0.0737

0.9263

1224.37

0.0610

49.8380

0.0769

0.9231

1228.62

0.0624

50.7692

0.0801

0.9199

1232.90

0.0631

51.1428

0.0833

0.9167

1237.21

0.0644

52.0606

0.0865

0.9135

1241.55

0.0658

52.9708

0.0897

0.9103

1245.92

0.0664

53.3291

Sample Stress, kPa

725
750
775
800
825
850
875
900
925
950
975
1000
1025
1050
1075
1100
1125
1150
1175
1200
1225
1250
1275
1300
1325
1350
1375
1400
70.0
1425
60.0
1450
1475
50.0
1500
40.0
1525
1550
30.0

49.5
7.25
50.0
7.50
51.0
7.75
51.5
8.00
52.0
8.25
53.0
8.50
54.0
8.75
54.5
9.00
55.0
9.25
55.5
9.50
56.5
9.75
57.0
10.00
57.5
10.25
58.0
10.50
58.0
10.75
58.5
11.00
59.0
11.25
59.5
11.50
60.0
11.75
61.0
12.00
61.5
12.25
62.0
12.50
62.5
12.75
63.5
13.00
64.0
13.25
64.5
13.50
Graph of Sample Stress
65.0
13.75
( 200 kPa )
65.5
14.00
66.0
14.25
66.0
14.50
67.0
14.75
67.0
15.00
67.0
15.25
67.0
15.50

0.0929

0.9071

1250.33

0.0671

53.6836

0.0962

0.9038

1254.76

0.0678

54.0342

0.0994

0.9006

1259.23

0.0692

54.9195

0.1026

0.8974

1263.72

0.0698

55.2605

0.1058

0.8942

1268.25

0.0705

55.5978

0.1090

0.8910

1272.81

0.0719

56.4639

0.1122

0.8878

1277.41

0.0732

57.3223

0.1154

0.8846

1282.04

0.0739

57.6442

0.1186

0.8814

1286.70

0.0746

57.9623

0.1218

0.8782

1291.40

0.0753

58.2765

0.1250

0.8750

1296.13

0.0766

59.1100

0.1282

0.8718

1300.89

0.0773

59.4147

0.1314

0.8686

1305.69

0.0780

59.7155

0.1346

0.8654

1310.53

0.0786

60.0125

0.1378

0.8622

1315.40

0.0786

59.7902

0.1410

0.8590

1320.31

0.0793

60.0815

0.1442

0.8558

1325.25

0.0800

60.3689

0.1474

0.8526

1330.23

0.0807

60.6525

0.1506

0.8494

1335.25

0.0814

60.9322

0.1538

0.8462

1340.31

0.0827

61.7140

0.1571

0.8429

1345.41

0.0834

61.9842

0.1603

0.8397

1350.54

0.0841

62.2505

0.1635

0.8365

1355.72

0.0848

62.5130

0.1667
0.1699

0.8333
0.8301

1360.93
1366.19

0.0861
0.0868

63.2699

0.1731

0.8269

1371.48

0.0875

63.7719

0.1763

0.8237

1376.82

0.0881

64.0172

0.1795

0.8205

1382.20

0.0888

64.2586

0.1827

0.8173

1387.62

0.0895

64.4962

0.1859

0.8141

1393.08

0.0895

64.2433

0.1891

0.8109

1398.59

0.0909

64.9599

0.1923

0.8077

1404.14

0.0909

64.7031

0.1955

0.8045

1409.73

0.0909

64.4464

0.1987

0.8013

1415.37

0.0909

64.1896

Vs Unit Strain

63.5228

20.0
10.0
0.0
0.00

0.05

0.10

0.15

Unit Strain

0.20

0.25

65.0

From the graph as shown above, the maximum value of sample stress is 65.0 kPa

Sample (2) :
Confining Pressure, 3 = 400 kPa
Diameter, D : 36 mm
Volume, V : 77358.58 mm3
Water Content, w : 52.84%

Area, Ao : 1017.88 mm2

Weight, W : 150.66 g
Dry Unit Wt. : 1275 kg/m3

Deformation
Dial
Reading

Load
Dial

Sample
Deformation
L

(x 0.01mm)
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
225

(units)
5.0
8.0
22.0
32.0
38.0
43.0
46.0
50.0
52.0

( mm )
0.25
0.50
0.75
1.00
1.25
1.50
1.75
2.00
2.25

Unit
Strain
=L/L

Height, L : 76 mm
Wet unit Wt. : 1948 kg/m3
LRC : 0.001356 kN/Div

Area
CF
1

Corrected
Area
A= A0/
(1- )
(mm2 )

Total Load
On Sample
( Col.2 x
LRC )
(kN)

Sample
Stress
(kPa)

0.0033

0.9967

1021.24

0.0068

6.6390

0.0066

0.9934

1024.62

0.0108

10.5873

0.0099

0.9901

1028.02

0.0298

29.0188

0.0132

0.9868

1031.45

0.0434

42.0689

0.0164

0.9836

1034.90

0.0515

49.7903

0.0197

0.9803

1038.37

0.0583

56.1532

0.0230

0.9770

1041.87

0.0624

59.8692

0.0263

0.9737

1045.39

0.0678

64.8562

0.0296

0.9704

1048.93

0.0705

67.2225

250
275
300
325
350
375
400
425
450
475
500
525
550

54.5
56.0
56.5
58.0
58.5
59.0
59.0
59.0
59.5
60.0
60.0
60.0
60.0

2.50
2.75
3.00
3.25
3.50
3.75
4.00
4.25
4.50
4.75
5.00
5.25
5.50

0.0329

0.9671

1052.50

0.0739

70.2156

0.0362

0.9638

1056.09

0.0759

71.9027

0.0395

0.9605

1059.71

0.0766

72.2971

0.0428

0.9572

1063.35

0.0786

73.9623

0.0461

0.9539

1067.02

0.0793

74.3436

0.0493

0.9507

1070.71

0.0800

74.7204

0.0526

0.9474

1074.43

0.0800

74.4619

0.0559

0.9441

1078.17

0.0800

74.2033

0.0592

0.9408

1081.94

0.0807

74.5714

0.0625

0.9375

1085.74

0.0814

74.9352

0.0658

0.9342

1089.56

0.0814

74.6722

0.0691

0.9309

1093.41

0.0814

74.4093

0.0724

0.9276

1097.29

0.0814

74.1464

Graph of Sample Stress Vs Unit Strain

( 400 kPa )
80.0

75.0

Sample Stress, kPa

70.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
0.00

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.07

0.08

Unit Strain

From the graph as shown above, the maximum value of sample stress is 75.0 kPa

Sample (3) :
Confining Pressure, 3 = 600 kPa
Diameter, D : 36 mm
Volume, V : 78376.45 mm3
Water Content, w : 52.84%

Area, Ao : 1017.88 mm2

Weight, W : 151.14 g
Dry Unit Wt. : 1261 kg/m3

Deformation
Dial
Reading

Load
Dial

Sample
Deformation
L

(x 0.01mm)
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
200
225

(units)
2.0
3.0
10.0
19.0
24.5
29.0
32.0
35.0
37.0

( mm )
0.25
0.50
0.75
1.00
1.25
1.50
1.75
2.00
2.25

Unit
Strain
=L/L

Height, L : 77 mm
Wet unit Wt. : 1928 kg/m3
LRC : 0.001356 kN/Div

Area
CF
1

Corrected
Area
A= A0/
(1- )
(mm2 )

Total Load
On Sample
( Col.2 x
LRC )
(kN)

Sample
Stress
(kPa)

0.0032

0.9968

1021.20

0.0027

2.6557

0.0065

0.9935

1024.53

0.0041

3.9706

0.0097

0.9903

1027.89

0.0136

13.1920

0.0130

0.9870

1031.27

0.0258

24.9827

0.0162

0.9838

1034.68

0.0332

32.1086

0.0195

0.9805

1038.10

0.0393

37.8806

0.0227

0.9773

1041.55

0.0434

41.6609

0.0260

0.9740

1045.02

0.0475

45.4152

0.0292

0.9708

1048.52

0.0502

47.8504

250
275
300
325
350
375
400
425
450
475
500
525
550
575
600
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
800
825
850
875
900
925
950
975
1000
1025
1050

38.0
40.0
40.5
41.5
42.5
43.0
44.0
45.0
45.0
46.0
46.5
47.0
48.0
48.5
49.0
49.5
50.0
50.0
50.5
51.0
51.0
52.0
52.0
52.5
53.0
53.5
54.0
54.0
54.5
55.0
55.0
55.0
55.0

2.50
2.75
3.00
3.25
3.50
3.75
4.00
4.25
4.50
4.75
5.00
5.25
5.50
5.75
6.00
6.25
6.50
6.75
7.00
7.25
7.50
7.75
8.00
8.25
8.50
8.75
9.00
9.25
9.50
9.75
10.00
10.25
10.50

0.0325

0.9675

1052.04

0.0515

48.9793

0.0357

0.9643

1055.58

0.0542

51.3841

0.0390

0.9610

1059.15

0.0549

51.8512

0.0422

0.9578

1062.74

0.0563

52.9520

0.0455

0.9545

1066.35

0.0576

54.0441

0.0487

0.9513

1069.99

0.0583

54.4940

0.0519

0.9481

1073.65

0.0597

55.5710

0.0552

0.9448

1077.34

0.0610

56.6393

0.0584

0.9416

1081.06

0.0610

56.4447

0.0617

0.9383

1084.80

0.0624

57.5000

0.0649

0.9351

1088.57

0.0631

57.9239

0.0682

0.9318

1092.36

0.0637

58.3435

0.0714

0.9286

1096.18

0.0651

59.3772

0.0747

0.9253

1100.02

0.0658

59.7859

0.0779

0.9221

1103.90

0.0664

60.1903

0.0812

0.9188

1107.80

0.0671

60.5904

0.0844

0.9156

1111.73

0.0678

60.9862

0.0877

0.9123

1115.68

0.0678

60.7699

0.0909

0.9091

1119.67

0.0685

61.1592

0.0942

0.9058

1123.68

0.0692

61.5441

0.0974

0.9026

1127.72

0.0692

61.3236

0.1006

0.8994

1131.79

0.0705

62.3011

0.1039

0.8961

1135.90

0.0705

62.0762

0.1071

0.8929

1140.03

0.0712

62.4460

0.1104

0.8896

1144.19

0.0719

62.8115

0.1136

0.8864

1148.38

0.0725

63.1726

0.1169

0.8831

1152.60

0.0732

63.5294

0.1201

0.8799

1156.85

0.0732

63.2959

0.1234

0.8766

1161.14

0.0739

63.6462

0.1266

0.8734

1165.45

0.0746

63.9922

0.1299

0.8701

1169.80

0.0746

63.7544

0.1331

0.8669

1174.18

0.0746

63.5165

0.1364

0.8636

1178.60

0.0746

63.2786

70.0

Graph Sample Stress Vs Unit Strain

( 600 kPa )
64.0

Sample Stress, kPa

60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
0.00

0.05

Unit Strain

0.10

0.15

From the graph as shown above, the maximum value of sample stress is 64.0 kPa

Table : Determination of the Total Axial Stress, 1

Sample No.

Confining Pressure , 3 (kPa)

200

400

600

Maximum Sample Stress , (kPa)

65.0

75.0

64.0

Total Axial Stress , 1 (kPa)

265.0

475.0

664.0

Graph : Mohrs Circles for Unconsolidated-undrained (UU) Test

From the Mohrs Circles as shown above :

Undrained Shear Strength, Cu = 37.5 kPa
Angle of Friction, = 0
Therefore, from the equation of Mohr-Coulomb failure criteria :

f
f
f
f

= Cu + tan
= Cu + tan0
= Cu
= 37.5

SAMPLES OF CALCULATION :
Calculation for the Moisture Content, w
- Example ( Container No.1 )
Moisture loss, Mw

= (Mass of Wet Soil + Container)

(Mass of Dry Soil + Container)
= 23.44 17.67
= 5.77 g

Mass of dry soil, Ms

= (Mass of Dry Soil + Container) (Mass of Empty Container)

= 17.67 6.87
= 10.80 g
Moisture content, w

= (Mw / Ms) x 100 %

= (5.77 / 10.80) x 100 %
= 53.43 %

Calculation for the Average of Moisture Content

Average of Moisture Content = (m1 + m2 + m3)
3
= 53.43 + 52.69 + 52.39
3
= 52.84 %

- Calculations Below Use Sample(1) as Example

Calculation for Area, Ao
Area, Ao

=
=

d2
(38 ) 2

= 1134.11 mm2
Calculation for Volume, V

Volume, V

= AoL
= 1134.11 x 78
= 88460.97 mm3

Calculation for Wet Unit Wt.

Wet unit Wt.

=
=

Weight
Volume
151 .50
88460 .97

= 1713 kg/m3
Calculation for Dry Unit Wt.
Dry unit Wt.

=
=

Wet unit Wt .
w
1+
100
1713
52 .84
1+
100

1121 kg/m3

- Calculations Below Use Sample(1)-First Row of Table as Example

Calculation for Sample Deformation, L
Sample Deformation, L

= 25 x 0.01
= 0.25 mm

Calculation for Unit Strain,

Unit Strain,

= L / L
= 0.25 / 78
= 0.0032

Calculation for Area CF

Area CF

= 1
= 1 0.0032
= 0.9968

Calculation for Corrected Area, A

Corrected Area, A

=
=
=

AO
Area CF
1134 .11
0.9968

1137.76 mm2

Calculation for Total Load On Sample

Total Load On Sample

=
=
=

Load Dial x LRC

3.0 x 0.001356
0.0041 kN

Calculation for Sample Stress

Sample Stress

Total Load On Sample

Corrected Area , A'

0.0041
10 6
1137 .76

3.5755 kPa

10 6