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1 Unconfined compression test
2 Analyst name:
3 Test date:
4 Sample description:
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6 Initial height h0 = cm
7 Initial diameter d0 = cm
8 Mass of wet sample and tare Mi = g
9 Mass of dry sample and tare Md = g
10 Mass of tare Mt = g
11 Specific gravity Gs =
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21 Displacement (mm) Force (N)
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1 Unconfined compression test
2 Analyst name: Sean Smith
3 Test date: 4/13/1993
4 Sample description: Aardvack modelling clay
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6 Initial height h0 = 7.28 cm
7 Initial diameter d0 = 3.39 cm
8 Mass of wet sample and tare Mi = 593.80 g
9 Mass of dry sample and tare Md = 572.80 g
10 Mass of tare Mt = 466.30 g 80
11 Specific gravity Gs = 2.65 70
12 Initial water content w = 19.72%
13 Initial unit weight g = 19.09 kN/m3 60
14 Initial dry unit weight gd =
15.95 kN/m3

Axial stress (kPa)

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15 Initial void ratio e0 =
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Initial degree of saturation Sr =
83.12% 40
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17 Young's modulus E = 616.54 kPa 30
18 Unconfined shear strength Su = 35.03 kPa
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Stress
20 Displacement (mm) Force (N) Strain (%) 10
(kPa)
21 Dh F e s 0
22 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.0
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23 0.37 4.68 0.5 5.2
24 0.62 6.08 0.9 6.7 Axial strain (%)
25 1.02 8.88 1.4 9.7
26 1.37 12.62 1.9 13.8
27 1.75 15.90 2.4 17.2
28 2.09 18.70 2.9 20.2
29 2.49 21.31 3.4 22.9
30 2.98 23.37 4.1 24.9
31 3.37 25.45 4.6 27.0
32 3.96 29.11 5.4 30.6
33 4.00 29.92 5.5 31.4
34 4.49 33.53 6.2 34.9
35 4.99 36.93 6.9 38.2
36 5.90 44.41 8.1 45.3
37 6.78 53.29 9.3 53.7
38 7.97 58.90 11.0 58.3
39 8.98 63.11 12.3 61.4
40 9.99 66.38 13.7 63.6
41 10.93 69.19 15.0 65.3
42 11.91 72.93 16.4 67.7
43 13.06 71.99 17.9 65.6
44 14.08 77.14 19.4 69.1
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46 16.05 79.01 22.1 68.4
47 16.67 81.81 22.9 70.1

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A B C D E F G H
1 Unconfined compression test
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3 Analyst name: Sean Smith
4 Test date: 4/13/1993
5 Sample description: Aardvack modelling clay
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7 Undisturbed Remolded
8 Initial height (cm) 7.28 6.18
9 Initial diameter (cm) 3.39 3.96
10 Mass of wet sample and tare (g) 593.80 618.70
11 Mass of dry sample and tare (g) 572.80 597.70
12 Mass of tare (g) 466.30 466.00
13 Water content 19.72% 15.95%
14 Initial unit weight (kN/m3) 19.09 19.68
15 Initial dry unit weight (kN/m3) 15.95 16.98
16 Young's modulus (kPa) 694.15 527.81
17 Unconfined shear strength Su (kPa) 35.03 30.82
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19 UNDISTURBED REMODELLED
Axial Axial Axial Axial
Axial Axial strain Axial stress Axial
20 displacement displacement strain stress
force (N) (%) (kPa) force (N)
(mm) (mm) (%) (kPa)
21 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
22 0.26 0.93 0.4 1.0 0.36 1.87 0.58 1.51
23 0.32 2.81 0.4 3.1 0.48 3.74 0.77 3.01
24 0.37 4.68 0.5 5.2 0.70 5.61 1.13 4.50
25 0.62 6.08 0.9 6.7 0.93 7.48 1.50 5.98
26 0.76 7.95 1.0 8.7 1.07 9.35 1.74 7.46
27 1.02 8.88 1.4 9.7 1.23 11.22 2.00 8.93
28 1.13 10.75 1.5 11.8 1.43 13.09 2.31 10.38
29 1.37 12.62 1.9 13.8 1.59 14.96 2.57 11.83
30 1.49 14.49 2.1 15.8 1.76 16.83 2.84 13.28
31 1.75 15.90 2.4 17.2 1.90 18.70 3.08 14.72
32 1.84 17.76 2.5 19.2 2.07 20.57 3.34 16.14
33 2.09 18.70 2.9 20.2 2.24 22.44 3.63 17.56
34 2.24 20.57 3.1 22.1 2.39 24.31 3.87 18.98
35 2.32 22.44 3.2 24.1 2.50 26.18 4.05 20.40
36 2.49 24.31 3.4 26.1 2.65 28.05 4.28 21.80
37 2.74 25.71 3.8 27.5 2.81 29.92 4.55 23.19
38 2.98 23.37 4.1 24.9 3.01 31.79 4.88 24.55
39 3.12 25.71 4.3 27.3 3.20 33.66 5.18 25.92
40 3.30 27.58 4.5 29.2 3.35 35.53 5.41 27.29
41 3.37 29.45 4.6 31.2 3.50 37.40 5.67 28.65
42 3.62 29.92 5.0 31.6 3.73 39.27 6.04 29.96
43 3.88 30.39 5.3 32.0 3.90 41.14 6.31 31.30
44 3.96 27.11 5.4 28.5 4.08 43.01 6.60 32.62
45 4.00 29.92 5.5 31.4 4.33 44.88 7.00 33.89
46 4.07 31.79 5.6 33.3 4.54 46.75 7.35 35.17

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47 4.25 33.66 5.8 35.2 4.78 48.62 7.74 36.42
48 4.49 35.53 6.2 37.0 5.00 50.49 8.09 37.68
49 4.74 36.46 6.5 37.9 5.22 52.36 8.44 38.93
50 4.99 36.93 6.9 38.2 5.52 54.23 8.93 40.10
51 5.04 39.27 6.9 40.6 5.82 56.10 9.42 41.26
52 5.09 41.14 7.0 42.5 6.09 57.97 9.86 42.43
53 5.34 42.07 7.3 43.3 6.42 59.84 10.39 43.54
54 5.39 43.94 7.4 45.2 6.73 61.71 10.89 44.65
55 5.65 44.41 7.8 45.5 7.02 63.58 11.35 45.77
56 5.90 44.41 8.1 45.3 7.38 65.45 11.94 46.80
57 5.96 47.22 8.2 48.1 7.66 67.32 12.39 47.89
58 6.21 47.68 8.5 48.4 8.11 69.19 13.12 48.81
59 6.44 49.55 8.8 50.2 8.39 71.06 13.57 49.87
60 6.53 51.89 9.0 52.5 8.79 72.93 14.23 50.79
61 6.78 53.29 9.3 53.7 9.38 74.80 15.18 51.52
62 7.03 54.23 9.7 54.4 9.70 76.67 15.70 52.48
63 7.22 56.10 9.9 56.1 9.92 79.01 16.05 53.86
64 7.47 57.50 10.3 57.3 10.72 80.88 17.35 54.28
65 7.72 57.97 10.6 57.6 10.82 83.21 17.51 55.74
66 7.97 58.90 11.0 58.3 11.08 85.08 17.93 56.70
67 8.22 59.84 11.3 59.0 11.79 86.95 19.08 57.13
68 8.48 61.24 11.6 60.1 13.03 88.82 21.09 56.91
69 8.73 62.18 12.0 60.8 13.34 90.69 21.58 57.75
70 8.98 63.11 12.3 61.4 13.44 93.03 21.75 59.11
71 9.23 63.58 12.7 61.7 14.08 94.90 22.79 59.50
72 9.49 64.98 13.0 62.8 14.84 96.77 24.01 59.71
73 9.74 65.45 13.4 63.0 15.53 98.64 25.13 59.97
74 9.99 66.38 13.7 63.6 16.15 100.51 26.13 60.29
75 10.25 67.79 14.1 64.7 16.76 102.38 27.12 60.59
76 10.50 68.25 14.4 64.9 17.20 105.19 27.83 61.64
77 10.75 69.19 14.8 65.5 17.86 103.32 28.90 59.65
78 10.88 71.06 14.9 67.1 17.98 105.19 29.09 60.57
79 10.93 69.19 15.0 65.3 18.45 107.06 29.86 60.97
80 11.19 69.66 15.4 65.5 18.50 104.72 29.94 59.57
81 11.40 71.99 15.7 67.4 18.99 107.06 30.74 60.21
82 11.65 71.53 16.0 66.7 19.67 108.93 31.82 60.30
83 11.91 72.93 16.4 67.7 20.06 110.80 32.46 60.76
84 12.16 73.40 16.7 67.9 20.81 112.67 33.67 60.68
85 12.41 73.86 17.1 68.0 21.50 114.54 34.79 60.65
86 12.58 71.99 17.3 66.1 22.45 116.41 36.34 60.18
87 12.66 70.12 17.4 64.3 23.25 118.28 37.62 59.91
88 12.70 71.99 17.5 66.0 23.29 120.61 37.68 61.03
89 12.85 73.86 17.7 67.6 23.74 118.28 38.41 59.15
90 13.06 71.99 17.9 65.6 23.74 116.41 38.41 58.21
91 13.08 73.86 18.0 67.3
92 13.34 74.80 18.3 67.9
93 13.34 72.93 18.3 66.1
94 13.60 73.86 18.7 66.7
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96 14.08 77.14 19.4 69.1
97 14.34 77.60 19.7 69.2
98 14.59 78.54 20.1 69.7
99 14.84 79.01 20.4 69.9
100 15.09 79.01 20.7 69.5
101 15.35 79.94 21.1 70.1
102 15.55 78.07 21.4 68.2
103 15.80 78.54 21.7 68.3
104 16.05 79.01 22.1 68.4
105 16.31 79.47 22.4 68.5
106 16.56 79.94 22.8 68.6
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