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Exercrse: Triaxia1 Shear of
Exercrse: Triaxia1 Shear of
or Quick Test. The test that will be selected from among t,tte
three will depend on the type ofdata desired and field conditions
Equipmen'i,:
1. Tliaxial cell
2. Loading machine
6. Oven
Sample Pieparation
If the sample has been secured in a thin-walled sampler of
tJle appropriate diameter, it will only be necessary to trim the
ends of the specimen so that they will'be flat, parallel and
a) Soil Lathe
Trim the sample to approximate size and insert
in the lathe, rrraking. sure that the upper head is
firmly in contact with the soil. Final trimming is
done by
sliding
the knife
or
wire
saw along
the
two
'
vertical
guides
which
are
set
to produce
the
correct
.
the bottom. The student should try both the knife and
better result
After each cuttingoperation, the sample is rotated
slightly so that a round sample vri[ be formed. When
the sample has bebn completely rounded, it should be
removed
and
trimmed
to
proper
length
using
a
miter
-
box
so that
the
ends will
be
flat,
parallel
and
normal'
to the axis.
b) Cutter
Trim.ends of soil chunk so that it will rest flat on the
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4. Place membrane on specimen. This may bodone by
Test Procedure ,
,
in plotting
the
stregs-strain curve. Generally, ten to twelve
points
will be suf
ficient.
l.Bringloadingheadincontactwitht}recellloadingram
and apply confining Pressure'
2.Adjustloadingmachinesothattheramisincontact
with the upper end of the sPecimen'
3. Balance machine for zero load'
tion.
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10. Conduct moisture content determination on entire
sample or on portions of sample taken along the
failure plane.