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ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF SOILSBASED ON LABORATORY TESTING

Krishna R. Reddy, Ph.D., P.E.

Professor of Civil & Environmental EngineeringDirector of Geotechnical and
Geoenvironmental Engineering LaboratoryTel: (312)996-4755; Fax: (312)996-2426; e-
mail: kreddy@uic.edu
Department of Civil and Materials EngineeringUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
August 2002
Engineering Properties of Soils Based on Laboratory TestingProf. Krishna Reddy, UIC
1

INTRODUCTION

Soil is one of the most important engineering materials. Determination of

soilconditions is the most important first phase of work for every type of
civilengineering facility. Soil properties are determined by both field and
laboratory testmethods. In this course, you will learn several laboratory tests
that are verycommonly performed to determine different properties of soils. These
propertiesare essential for the design of foundation and earth structures.In this
course, different laboratory tests will be conducted to determine thefollowing
important index and mechanical properties of soils:
�
Water Content
�
Organic Matter (Content)
�
Unit Weight (Density)
�
Specific Gravity
�
Relative Density
�
Atterberg Limits
�
Grain Size Distribution (Sieve Analysis and Hydrometer Analysis)
�
Visual Classification
�
Moisture-Density Relationship (Compaction)
�
Hydraulic Conductivity (Constant Head Method)
�
Consolidation
�
Shear Strength
o
Unconfined Compression Test
o
Direct Shear Test

Engineering Properties of Soils Based on Laboratory TestingProf. Krishna Reddy, UIC

2
In addition to conducting the above tests, the following tests and procedures will
bedemonstrated:
�
Triaxial Tests: Shear Strength (UU/CU/CD) and Hydraulic Conductivity
�
Field Exploration
�
Engineering Classification, Boring Logs and Soil Profiles PreparationBecause of
the time constraints, several experiments will be combined and thetentative
schedule for each laboratory class during the semester is given below:
Week Assigned Tasks
1 During this class, you will be given a soil sample obtainedfrom field. You will
be asked to determine the moisturecontent and organic content of this soil. Read
Experiment 1and Experiment 2 before coming to the lab.2 During this class, you will
be given a sand sample and aclay sample (both are relatively undisturbed field
samples).You will be asked to determine unit weight and specificgravity of these
soils. In addition, you will be asked todetermine the relative density of the sand
sample. ReadExperiments 3, 4 and 5 before coming to the lab.3 During this class,
you will be given a soil sample obtainedfrom the field. You will be asked to
determine grain sizedistribution of this soil by performing sieve analysis as
wellas hydrometer analysis. Read Experiment 6 before comingto the lab.4 During this
class, you will be given a soil sample obtainedfrom the field. You will be asked to
determine Atterberglimits of this soil. Read Experiment 7 before coming to the

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