SoilMechanics/ShearTestLab

sheartestdata.docx

Test 1
Normal Load (kg) =…………15…………….Normal Load (N) =……147.15…
Effective normal stress (kN/m2) =……40.88……….
Horizontal Disp. (mm)	Vertical Disp. (mm)	Proving Ring Reading	Load = Proving Ring Reading x Constant (N)	Shear Stress = Load x 10-3 / Area (kN/m2)


0.0	0.00	0	0	0
0.2	0.00	100	58.5	16.3
0.4	0.02	185	108.2	30.1
0.6	0.06	230	134.6	37.4
0.8	0.11	250	146.3	40.6
1.0	0.18	259	151.5	42.1
1.2	0.25	260	152.1	42.3
1.4	0.32	271	158.5	44.0
1.6	0.40	268	156.8	43.6
1.8	0.47	268	156.8	43.6
2.0	0.54	267	156.2	43.4
2.2	0.62	269	157.4	43.7
2.4	0.68	261	152.7	42.4
2.6	0.74	260	152.1	42.3
2.8	0.81	256	149.8	41.6
3.0	0.85	241	141.0	39.2
3.2	0.90	224	131.0	36.4
3.4	0.94	230	134.6	37.4
3.6	0.98	236	138.1	38.4
3.8	1.03	240	140.4	39.0
4.0	1.07	224	131.0	36.4
4.2	1.11	217	126.9	35.3
4.4	1.15	213	124.6	34.6
4.6	1.18	207	121.1	33.6
4.8	1.22	199	116.4	32.3
5.0	1.24	191	111.7	31.0

Test 2
Normal Load (kg) =…………25…………….Normal Load (N) =………245.25………
Effective normal stress (kN/m2)…68.13….
Horizontal Disp. (mm)	Vertical Disp. (mm)	Proving Ring Reading	Load = Proving Ring Reading x Constant (N)	Shear Stress = Load x 10-3 / Area (kN/m2)


0.0	0.00	0	0	0
0.2	0.00	105	61.4	17.1
0.4	0.00	205	119.9	33.3
0.6	0.00	286	167.3	46.5
0.8	0.02	345	201.8	56.1
1.0	0.06	382	223.5	62.1
1.2	0.10	406	237.5	66.0
1.4	0.15	431	252.1	70.0
1.6	0.21	448	262.1	72.8
1.8	0.28	450	263.3	73.1
2.0	0.35	441	258.0	71.7
2.2	0.41	448	262.1	72.8
2.4	0.47	448	262.1	72.8
2.6	0.54	446	260.9	72.5
2.8	0.61	440	257.4	71.5
3.0	0.67	430	251.6	69.9
3.2	0.72	427	249.8	69.4
3.4	0.79	415	242.8	67.4
3.6	0.84	399	233.4	64.8
3.8	0.90	393	229.9	63.9
4.0	0.95	379	221.7	61.6
4.2	1.00	355	207.7	57.7
4.4	1.03	359	210.0	58.3
4.6	1.07	350	204.8	56.9
4.8	1.11	350	204.8	56.9
5.0	1.15	339	198.3	55.1

Test 3
Normal Load (kg) =…………35……………. Normal Load (N) =…………343.35…….
Effective normal stress (kN/m2) =……95. 38..…….
Horizontal Disp. (mm)	Vertical Disp. (mm)	Proving Ring Reading	Load = Proving Ring Reading x Constant (N)	Shear Stress = Load x 10-3 / Area (kN/m2)


0.0	0.00	0	0	0
0.2	0.00	150	87.8	24.4
0.4	0.00	270	158.0	43.9
0.6	0.01	385	225.2	62.6
0.8	0.04	457	267.3	74.3
1.0	0.08	509	297.8	82.7
1.2	0.13	544	318.2	88.4
1.4	0.19	562	328.8	91.3
1.6	0.26	574	335.8	93.3
1.8	0.33	580	339.3	94.3
2.0	0.40	585	342.2	95.1
2.2	0.46	583	341.1	94.7
2.4	0.54	579	338.7	94.1
2.6	0.61	554	324.1	90.0
2.8	0.67	569	332.9	92.5
3.0	0.73	532	311.2	86.5
3.2	0.79	533	311.8	86.6
3.4	0.83	520	304.2	84.5
3.6	0.89	506	296.0	82.2
3.8	0.94	494	289.0	80.3
4.0	0.97	489	286.1	79.5
4.2	1.01	479	280.2	77.8
4.4	1.05	442	258.6	71.8
4.6	1.08	443	259.2	72.0
4.8	1.12	448	262.1	72.8
5.0	1.15	447	261.5	72.6

Test 4
Normal Load (kg) =………45…………….Normal Load (N) =………441.45…….
Effective normal stress (kN/m2) =……122.63………….
Horizontal Disp. (mm)	Vertical Disp. (mm)	Proving Ring Reading	Load = Proving Ring Reading x Constant (N)	Shear Stress = Load x 10-3 / Area (kN/m2)


0.0	0.00	0	0	0
0.2	0.00	159	93.0	25.8
0.4	0.00	273	159.7	44.4
0.6	0.00	399	233.4	64.8
0.8	0.00	510	298.4	82.9
1.0	0.02	598	349.8	97.2
1.2	0.06	662	387.3	107.6
1.4	0.10	710	415.4	115.4
1.6	0.15	732	428.2	119.0
1.8	0.22	750	438.8	121.9
2.0	0.28	764	446.9	124.2
2.2	0.35	774	452.8	125.8
2.4	0.42	772	451.6	125.5
2.6	0.49	762	445.8	123.8
2.8	0.56	748	437.6	121.6
3.0	0.63	736	430.6	119.6
3.2	0.68	709	414.8	115.2
3.4	0.74	679	397.2	110.3
3.6	0.79	680	397.8	110.5
3.8	0.84	654	382.6	106.3
4.0	0.89	653	382.0	106.1
4.2	0.93	639	373.8	103.8
4.4	0.97	630	368.6	102.4
4.6	1.01	635	371.5	103.2
4.8	1.05	632	369.7	102.7
5.0	1.09	610	356.9	99.1