National Highways Authority of India

Project : "4 Lanning of Saoner - Dhapewada - Kalmeshwar - Gondkhairi, NH-547E, Package-II from Km 4.700 to Km 33.575 in the state of Maharashtra on EPC Mode"
DIRECT SHEAR TEST (IS 2720 Part-13 : 2009)
Sample Location 26+383 LHS VUP Stock Yard Required Max. dry density gd (g/cc) (95% of MDD) 1.333
Method of Test UD Cross sectionall Area -A (Cm2) 36
Date of Testing 31.07.2020 Volume of the mould / specimen (6x6x2.5) 90
Proving Ring Constant 1 KN= 101.97 KG Wt. of wet sample Required (gms) gd x 90 x (1+w/100) 144.20
MDD (g/CC) 1.403 Wt. of Dry Sand/Soil taken (gms) 115.07
OMC (%) 20.20 Volume of Water added 29.13
Rate of Strain Applied (mm/minute) 0.2mm/min.
2 2
Normal Stress (Kg/Cm ) =0.5 Normal Stress (Kg/Cm ) =1.0 Normal Stress (Kg/Cm2) =1.5
Horizontal Corrected
Sr.No Displacement d Area= Ao X Shear Load from Proving Ring Shear Stress Shear Load from Proving Ring Shear Stress Shear Load from Proving Ring Shear Stress
(mm) (1- ẟ/3) Divisions Kg Kg/Cm2 Divisions Kg Kg/Cm2 Divisions Kg Kg/Cm2
1 0.0 36.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00 0.000 0.00 0.00
2 0.5 35.40 0.008 0.82 0.02 0.015 1.53 0.04 0.017 1.73 0.05
3 1.0 34.80 0.012 1.22 0.04 0.024 2.45 0.07 0.028 2.86 0.08
4 1.5 34.20 0.048 4.89 0.14 0.052 5.30 0.15 0.065 6.63 0.19
5 2.0 33.60 0.076 7.75 0.23 0.088 8.97 0.27 0.146 14.89 0.44
6 2.5 33.00 0.089 9.08 0.28 0.094 9.59 0.29 0.158 16.11 0.49
7 3.0 32.40 0.101 10.30 0.32 0.116 11.83 0.37 0.174 17.74 0.55
8 3.5 31.80 0.104 10.60 0.33 0.192 19.58 0.62 0.188 19.17 0.60
9 4.0 31.20 0.110 11.22 0.36 0.212 21.62 0.69 0.222 22.64 0.73
10 4.5 30.60 0.303 30.90 1.01
11 5.0 30.00
12 5.5 29.40
13 6.0 28.80
14 6.5 28.20
15 7.0 27.60
16 7.5 27.00
17 8.0 26.40
18 8.5 25.80
19 9.0 25.20
20 9.5 24.60
21 10.0 24.00
Max. Shear
Max. Normal Stress
Sl.No Results From Graph
Stress (Kg/Cm2) (Kg/Cm2)
1 0.50 0.36 Angle of Internal Friction Fo 33.02
2 1.00 0.69 Cohession C Kg/Cm2 0.04
3 1.50 1.01
Remarks:
EPC Contractor's Representative Authority's Engineer Representative