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Test 1

Initial length of specimen, LC


Initial diameter, DC
Initial area, A= 2

Initial mass of specimen


Initial density

79.00
mm
39.00
mm
1194.60 mm2

Elapsed
Time

(min)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.

0.15
0.30
0.45
1.00
1.15
1.30
1.45
2.00
2.15
2.30
2.45
3.00
3.15
3.30
3.45
4.00
4.15
4.30
4.45
5.00
5.15
5.30
5.45
6.00
6.15
6.30
6.45
7.00

Compressive
Load
Proving
Value
Ring
Reading
P
(div)
(N)
21.00
27.00
33.00
43.00
54.00
60.00
68.00
74.00
81.00
89.00
95.00
102.00
108.00
111.00
119.00
120.00
122.00
126.00
128.00
131.00
135.00
139.00
142.00
145.00
147.00
149.00
149.00
149.00

1.50 mm/min

175.30 g
175.30/(1194.6x0.01x79x0.1)
1.86

No.

Initial water content


Final water content
Rate of strain
Proving ring least count
Dial gauge deformation

17.70
22.7
27.8
36.2
45.5
50.6
57.3
62.4
68.3
75.1
80.1
86.0
91.1
93.6
100.4
101.2
102.9
106.3
108.0
110.5
113.9
117.2
119.8
122.3
124.0
125.7
125.7
125.7

g/cm3

Deformation
Dial
Gauge
Reading
(div)

Value

Strain

Corrected
Area
A=A0/(1-e)

Compressive
Stress
0= 1=P/A
since 3=0

(mm)

(%)

(mm2)

(kN/m2)

0.225
0.450
0.675
1.500
1.725
1.950
2.175
3.000
3.225
3.450
3.675
4.500
4.725
4.950
5.175
6.000
6.225
6.450
6.675
7.500
7.725
7.950
8.175
9.000
9.225
9.450
9.675
10.575

0.28
0.57
0.85
1.90
2.18
2.47
2.75
3.80
4.08
4.37
4.65
5.70
5.98
6.27
6.55
7.60
7.88
8.17
8.45
9.49
9.78
10.06
10.35
11.39
11.68
11.96
12.25
13.39

1198
1201
1205
1218
1221
1225
1228
1242
1245
1249
1253
1267
1271
1275
1278
1293
1297
1301
1305
1320
1324
1328
1333
1348
1353
1357
1361
1379

14.77
18.90
23.07
29.72
37.26
41.31
46.66
50.24
54.86
60.13
63.93
67.88
71.68
73.41
78.56
78.27
79.34
81.71
82.76
83.71
86.03
88.78
89.87
90.73
91.65
92.63
92.34
91.15

Test 2
Initial length of specimen, LC
Initial diameter, DC
Initial area, A= 2

Initial mass of specimen


Initial density

78.00
mm
39.00
mm
1194.60 mm2

Elapsed
Time

(min)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.

0.15
0.30
0.45
1.00
1.15
1.30
1.45
2.00
2.15
2.30
2.45
3.00
3.15
3.30
3.45
4.00
4.15
4.30
4.45
5.00
5.15
5.30
5.45
6.00
6.15
6.30
6.45
7.00

Compressive
Load
Proving
Value
Ring
Reading
P
(div)
(N)
6.00
7.00
15.00
20.00
30.00
38.00
46.00
53.00
60.00
66.00
72.00
78.00
84.00
90.00
95.00
99.00
102.00
106.00
111.00
116.00
119.00
122.00
128.00
132.00
135.00
138.00
141.00
143.00

1.50 mm/min

170.35 g
170.35/(1194.6x0.01x78x0.1)
1.83

No.

Initial water content


Final water content
Rate of strain
Proving ring least count
Dial gauge deformation

5.00
5.90
12.6
16.8
25.3
32.0
38.9
44.7
50.6
55.6
60.7
65.8
68.3
75.9
80.1
83.5
86.0
89.4
93.6
97.8
100.4
102.9
108.0
111.3
113.9
116.4
118.9
120.6

g/cm3

Deformation
Dial
Gauge
Reading
(div)

Value

Strain

Corrected
Area
A=A0/(1-e)

Compressive
Stress
0= 1=P/A
since 3=0

(mm)

(%)

(mm2)

(kN/m2)

0.225
0.450
0.675
1.500
1.725
1.950
2.175
3.000
3.225
3.450
3.675
4.500
4.725
4.950
5.175
6.000
6.225
6.450
6.675
7.500
7.725
7.950
8.175
9.000
9.225
9.450
9.675
10.575

0.29
0.58
0.87
1.92
2.21
2.50
2.79
3.85
4.13
4.42
4.71
5.77
6.06
6.35
6.63
7.69
7.98
8.27
8.56
9.62
9.90
10.19
10.48
11.54
11.83
12.12
12.40
13.56

1198
1202
1205
1218
1222
1225
1229
1242
1246
1250
1254
1268
1272
1276
1279
1294
1298
1302
1306
1322
1326
1330
1334
1350
1355
1359
1364
1382

4.17
4.91
10.46
13.79
20.70
26.12
31.65
35.99
40.61
44.48
48.41
51.89
53.69
59.48
62.63
64.53
66.26
68.66
71.67
73.98
75.72
77.37
80.96
82.44
84.06
85.65
87.17
87.26

29.
30.
31.

7.15
7.30
7.45

144.00
144.00
142.00

121.5
121.5
119.8

10.725
10.950
11.175

13.75
14.04
14.33

Test no.
Confining pressure, 3
Maximum deviator stress, d,max
Major principle stress, 1= 2+ d,max qu

Compressive load
Value, P (N) is refer to Calibration Chart for Load Measuring Ring
Value,P (N) = 0.0177 x 1000
= 17.70

Deformation
Value, (mm) = 1.50 x 0.15
= 0.225

1385
1390
1394

87.73
87.41
85.94

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