GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY TEST

TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TEST

JOBEKPOMA PROJECT... DATE:07/09/2014
SAMPLE NOBORROWED PIT.
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LENGTH DIAMETERCELL PRESSURE: 159, 152, 154

FRICTION ANGLE:. ....36.24............COHESION :.......25KN/m............ BULK DENSITY:...................... M

Compres
Strain Stess
Stress
sive
Dial Dial
SD2
SD3
Dial Diff SDD2
SDD3
Area Sq m Stress
CS2
CS3
Strain %
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00114
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
15
2.50
4.00
5.50
0.01
0.02
0.02 0.00115
9.28
14.84
20.41
0.50
30
4.00
4.50
6.50
0.02
0.02
0.03 0.00115
14.84
16.70
24.12
1.00
45
7.50
8.50
9.50
0.03
0.04
0.04 0.00116
27.59
31.27
34.95
1.50
60
8.00
9.00
15.00
0.03
0.04
0.06 0.00116
29.43
33.11
55.18
2.00
75
10.00 11.50
18.50
0.04
0.05
0.08 0.00117
36.47
41.94
67.48
2.50
90
10.50 12.50
21.00
0.04
0.05
0.09 0.00118
37.97
45.20
75.94
3.00
105
11.00 13.00
21.50
0.05
0.06
0.09 0.00118
39.78
47.01
77.75
3.50
120
11.50 14.50
23.50
0.05
0.06
0.10 0.00119
41.24
52.00
84.27
4.00
135 12.50 15.00
27.00
0.05
0.06
0.12 0.00119
44.83
53.79
96.82
4.50
150 13.00 15.50
30.50
0.06
0.07
0.13 0.00120
46.23
55.12 108.46
5.00
165 13.00 18.00
32.00
0.06
0.08
0.14 0.00121
45.85
63.48 112.86
5.50
180 14.50 19.00
33.00
0.06
0.08
0.14 0.00121
51.14
67.01 116.38
6.00
210 15.50 21.50
35.00
0.07
0.09
0.15 0.00122
54.22
75.20 122.42
7.00
240 16.50 22.50
37.50
0.07
0.10
0.16 0.00124
56.78
77.43 129.05
8.00
270 17.00 23.50
38.00
0.07
0.10
0.16 0.00125
58.04
80.23 129.73
9.00
300 20.00 26.50
40.00
0.09
0.11
0.17 0.00127
67.20
89.04 134.40
10.00
330 22.00 28.50
45.50
0.09
0.12
0.19 0.00128
73.35
95.02 151.69
11.00
360 24.00 32.50
50.00
0.10
0.14
0.21 0.00130
78.78 106.68 164.13
12.00
390 27.00 33.50
53.00
0.12
0.14
0.23 0.00131
87.95 109.13 172.65
12.00
420 30.50 36.50
57.00
0.13
0.16
0.24 0.00131
99.35 118.90 185.68
13.00
450 32.00 39.00
63.00
0.14
0.17
0.27 0.00133
102.67 125.13 202.14
14.00
480 35.00 41.00
67.00
0.15
0.17
0.29 0.00134
111.46 130.57 213.37
15.00
510 38.00 45.00
70.00
0.16
0.19
0.30 0.00136
119.23 141.20 219.64
16.00
540 40.00 48.00
72.00
0.17
0.20
0.31 0.00137
124.59 149.51 224.27
17.00
570 42.00 51.50
74.50
0.18
0.22
0.32 0.00139
128.94 158.11 228.72
18.00
600 42.50 53.00
75.50
0.18
0.23
0.32 0.00139
130.48 162.71 231.79
19.00
630 44.50 56.00
78.50
0.19
0.24
0.33 0.00143
132.80 167.11 234.26
20.00
660 46.50 58.00
79.50
0.20
0.25
0.34 0.00144
137.80 171.88 235.59
21.00
690 47.50 60.00
80.50
0.20
0.26
0.34 0.00146
138.84 175.37 235.29
22.00
720 48.50 64.50
81.50
0.21
0.28
0.35 0.00150
137.98 183.50 231.86
24.00
750 49.50 66.00
82.00
0.21
0.28
0.35 0.00152
138.97 185.29 230.21
25.00

3
1
0.00
0.00
2

15.00
0.00
15.00
30.00
0.00
30.00
45.00
0.00
45.00

Radius Centre

138.97 153.97 69.485

38.43
51.77
60.17
26.60
38.14
49.74
185.29 215.29 92.645
51.23
69.02
80.23
45.47
60.85
76.32
230.21 275.21 115.105
63.65
85.75
99.68
64.22
83.33
102.55

84.485
65.52
61.35
122.645
87.36
91.79
160.105
108.54
121.78

130

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SKETCH OF
SHEAR

Compressive

Correspondin

Angle of She
axis

68.51
72.88

69.49
84.49

68.51
96.09

65.52
107.62

60.17
119.23

91.35
107.17

92.65
122.65

91.35
138.12

87.36
153.50

80.23
69.02
168.97 184.44

113.49
140.88

115.11
160.11

113.49
179.33

108.54
198.43

99.68
85.75
217.66 236.88

TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TEST CHART

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DESCRIPT

f(x) = 0.7333333333x + 25

51.77
130.83

TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TEST CHART

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f(x) = 0.7333333333x + 25

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SHEAR

STRESS () 110
90
70
50
30
0

50

100

NORMAL

150

200

STRESS()

250

300

TEST

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................. MOISTURE CONTENT

DESCRIPTION OF SAMPLE

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SKETCH OF SAMPLE AFTER

SHEAR

Compressive Sress
Corresponding Strain
Angle of Shear Plane with Vertical
axis
38.43
142.37

0.00
153.97

51.23
199.82

0.00
215.29

63.65
255.99

0.00
275.21

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25
0

300

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300