Sample 04806

Location Harvard Dr SE, ABQ, NM

Length (Initial) 1 inch
Diameter 2.5 inch
Hs 1.344 cm
Moistue Content (beginning) 29.80%
Moistue Content (end) 32.20%

Specific gravity = 2.72

 Pressure on Specimen ton/ft2
0 0.5 1 2 4 8

Time after load Vertical Dial Vertical Dial Vertical Dial Vertical Dial Vertical Dial Vertical Dial
Application (Min) Reading (in) Reading (in) Reading (in) Reading (in) Reading (in) Reading (in)
0 0.0002 0.0208 0.0232 0.0456 0.0636 0.1056
0.25 0.0010 0.0212 0.0240 0.0462 0.0652 0.1068
1 0.0030 0.0222 0.0260 0.0478 0.0691 0.1097
2.25 0.0053 0.0234 0.0283 0.0497 0.0738 0.1133
4 0.0081 0.0248 0.0311 0.0519 0.0794 0.1175
6.25 0.0100 0.0257 0.0330 0.0534 0.0832 0.1203
9 0.0118 0.0266 0.0348 0.0549 0.0868 0.1230
12.25 0.0132 0.0273 0.0362 0.0560 0.0896 0.1251
16 0.0144 0.0279 0.0374 0.0570 0.0920 0.1269
20.25 0.0154 0.0284 0.0384 0.0578 0.0940 0.1284
25 0.0160 0.0287 0.0390 0.0582 0.0952 0.1293
36 0.0173 0.0294 0.0403 0.0593 0.0978 0.1313
60 0.0185 0.0300 0.0415 0.0602 0.1002 0.1331
120 0.0193 0.0304 0.0423 0.0609 0.1018 0.1343
240 0.0198 0.0306 0.0428 0.0613 0.1028 0.1350
480 0.0200 0.0311 0.0437 0.0620 0.1046 0.1364
1440 0.0208 0.0232 0.0456 0.0638 0.1056 0.1416
Expected

• Determine t50 and t90 from plot vertical dial reading vs time 0.5
• Report Coefficient of consolidation
• Semilogarithmic plot of pressure vs final void ratio (Col1 vs. Col 6)
• Semilogarithmic plot of pressure vs Cv with the previous plot to show
pre-consolidation pressure, Pc
t50 should be evaluated from vertical dial reading (normal scale) vs time (log scale) –
method: Casagrande & Fadum, 1940

You can also check this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdIwXPsEchY

Expected

• Determine t50 from six vertical dial reading (normal scale) vs time (log
scale) plots and t90 from six vertical dial reading vs time 0.5 plots
• Report Coefficient of consolidation
• Semilogarithmic plot of pressure vs final void ratio (Col1 vs. Col 6)
• Semilogarithmic plot of pressure vs Cv with the previous plot to show
pre-consolidation pressure, Pc