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Soils Testing Laboratory
Unconfined Compression Test
18
I-85-5(3)
Sample No.
Project No.
Kannapolis, N.C.
14
Location
Boring No.
18 ft
6-2-08
Depth of Sample
Date of Test
Light brown clay
Description of Soil
John Doe
Tested by
[A] Specimen Data
(1)
Type of specimen (check one)
□
Undisturbed
Remolded
(2)
Shape of specimen (check one)
Cylindrical
□
Prismatic
2.50
(3)
Diameter of specimen, D
0
in.
4.91
in.
2
(4)
Initial area of specimen, A
0
5.98
(5)
Initial height of specimen, H
0
in.
1
5
2
2.4
(6)
Height-to-diameter ratio
c
i.e.,
2
d
1
3
29.36
in.
3
(7)
Volume of specimen [i.e., (4)
(5)]
991.50
(8)
Mass of specimen
g
2
453.6
1
8
1728
1
128.6
lb/ft
3
(9)
Wet unit weight of specimen
c
i.e.,
d
7
2
20.5
(10)
Water content of specimen
%
2-D
(a)
Can no.
383.41
(b)
Mass of wet soil
can
g
326.78
(c)
Mass of dry soil
can
g
50.56
(d)
Mass of can
g
56.63
(e)
Mass of water
g
276.22
(f)
Mass of dry soil
g
i.e.,
(e)
20.5
(g)
Water content
c
(f)
100
d
%
(9)
(10) 100
100
106.7
lb/ft
3
(11)
Dry unit weight of specimen
c
i.e.,
d
329
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