df pasas - 14 is placed around the ¢ the paper should not come in contact, with the porous stones. 12.1.2 Apply KPa (20 Ibf/ft’). the mass of the top porous stone and load plate, to any other 0 for the intial rei 12.1.3 Apply loads in increments to bull up diferent ste levels on the four or more identical specimens as depicted in Fig. 2. For example, the siress applied to Specimen 1 may be 1 kPa (20 Ibf/ft’), to Specimen 2, 20 kPa (400 IDLE), w Specimen 3, 50 kPa (1000 Ibf/ft?), to Specimen 4, 100 kPa (2000 th/R2}. and so forth, The sess values should be selected to cover the range of vertical pressure representing the entire fil depth, The vertical pressure at a given ill depth is the overburden pressure, plus stresses due to structural loads. if any. Build up the siess on each speciien in increments over 5 to l0-min intervals, with total louding time not exceeding one hour to avoid drying of specimens, Alter recording the amount Teompression of each specimen, Ait, (Fi. 2), imundate each specimen withthe test water and take deformation readings at time intervals of 0.5 min, | min. 2 min. 4 min, 8 min, 15 min, 30 min, | hy Zh. h, 8 h, 24h, and so on (typically 24 to 72 1) until primary swell or collapse volume change is completed and changes in deformation reading. for secondary swell/ collapse phase is small. Depending on the stress level on cach Specimen, the effect of inundation might be swell. collapse slight swell and then collapse, of slight collapse and then swell Record the final amount ot weting-induced swell or collapse deformation. Ah, (Fig, 2). before taking the specimen out 12.1.4 Record the swell or collapse deformations to the nearest 0.01 mm (0,004 in.) or better T2.15 At the end of the test, measure the final mass and water content for cach specimen when it comes to equilibrium after wetting, Precautions need to be taken to avoid absorption offive test water inthe process of removing the specimen from the testing apparatus. Before load is taken off, remove the test water from the consolidometer using a suction device, Using filter paper, remove free test water that may be on top ofthe toad plate, the edges and sis of the consolidometer ring, and the bottom of the container holding the ring. Then remove the vertical lod off the specimen rapidly, take the specimen ont and wipe out free test water on (op and bottom ofthe specimen using 1 filter paper before weighing and ovensdrying the specimen, 12.2 Test Method 8: : 12.2.1 Assemble the inlact specimen in a consotidometer and apply a seating pressure of | kPa (20 Ibf/f), including the nnass of the top porous disk and load plate. Set the dial indicator or any other deformation measuring device to ze for the initia reading 12.22 In order to evaluate the degree of disturbance of the specimen, load the specimen in increments up to a vertical stress equol tothe in-situ vertical stress at sampling depth. Use three of more load increments with a total tine not exceeding one hour. Depending on the degree of sampling disturbance there may be a small of significant amount of compression ciuring this stage of loading. ‘Then unload the specimen anit reload it again in increments. ‘The dilrence betwe: pressure of I including each specimen and set the dial indicator or Jeformation-measuring device to 1 the ‘magnitude of compression in the first and the secog Toad application is indicative of sample disturbaneg 12.2.3 Subsequent to reapplying the stress in-situ vertical stress, allow the specimen to stabi period of 30-60 minutes while taking @ number of y the equilibrium condition, 12.2.4 Inundate the specimen and me swell ur hydrocompression strains over tine interval min, | min, 2 min, 4 min, 8 min, 15 min, 30 min, {fy 4h and so on (typically, 24 to 72h). Measurg induced swell or hydrocompression deform fore taking the specimen out 1228 water in the process of removing the specimen fig consolidometer, Follow the steps described in Section 12.2.6 Test Method B can also be used for meas swell pressure at a given depth zone of a natural deposi existing fill. A series of four or more intact specimens of from the same depth zone and having similar compositig be tested under different pressures. The range of pr should be selected such that the wetting-induced strains include both swell and hydrocompression. The results plotted similar to that shown in Fig, 3 and the swell pg corresponding to zero strain can be determined, ’ 123 Test Method C: 12.3.1 The procedure for the first phase of this test is the same as Test Method A or Test Method Band the phase of this test method is similar to the consolidatigg (Test Methods 2435), After the specimen comes to eat rium under a designated vertical stess (Test Method & ‘men comes to equilibrium, apply additional loads in inerements like the standard consolidation test, (Test Mel 2435). The initial loading, inundating, loading sequence are depicted in natural scale in F 13, Calculations tunits are permissible provided that each system is independently throughout the calculations, See 1.8 for tional comments on the use of inch-pound units. ‘rom the measured specimen height, diameter p 100-16, GPa Pat where M_= specimen mass, g (ocarest 0.01); V = specimen volume, em’ (nearest 0.01),