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Soils Testing Laboratory
Unconsolidated Undrained (UU)
Triaxial Compression Test
12
SR 1011
Sample No.
Project No.
Charlotte, N.C.
2
Location
Boring No.
11 ft
6/5/08
Depth
Date of Test
Brown silty clay
Description of Soil
John Doe
Tested by
1
[A] Specimen Data
(Specimen no.
)
Type of test performed
unconsolidated undrained, without pore
pressure measurement
(1)
(2)
Type of specimen (check one)
□
Undisturbed
Remolded
2.50
(3)
Diameter of specimen, D
0
in.
4.91
in.
2
(4)
Initial area of specimen, A
0
5.82
(5)
Initial height of specimen, H
0
in.
1
5
2
2.33
(6)
Height-to-diameter ratio
c
i.e.,
2
d
1
3
28.58
in.
3
(7)
Volume of specimen, V
0
[i.e., (4)
(5)]
920.20
(8)
Mass of specimen
g
2
453.6
1
8
1,728
1
122.7
lb/ft
3
(9)
Wet unit weight of specimen
c
i.e.,
d
7
2
16.9
(10)
Water content of specimen
%
2-B
(a)
Can no.
939.92
(b)
Mass of wet soil can
g
811.07
(c)
Mass of dry soil can
g
48.62
(d)
Mass of can
g
128.85
(e)
Mass of water [i.e., (b) (c)]
g
762.45
(f)
Mass of dry soil [i.e., (c) (d)]
g
1
e
2
16.9
(g)
Water content
c
i.e.,
100
d
%
1
f
2
1
9
2
105.0
lb/ft
3
(11)
Dry unit weight of specimen
c
i.e.,
100
100
d
1
10
2
2.78
(12)
Specific gravity of soil
Weight of water in 1 ft
3
of soil specimen [i.e., (9) (11)]
17.7
(13)
lb
2
62.4
1
13
Volume of water in 1 ft
3
of soil specimen
0.284
ft
3
(14)
c
i.e.,
d
Weight of solid in 1 ft
3
of soil specimen [i.e., (11)]
105.0
(15)
lb
1
15
2
Volume of solid in 1 ft
3
of soil specimen
0.605
ft
3
(16)
c
i.e.,
d
1
12
2
62.4
Volume of void in 1 ft
3
of soil specimen [i.e., 1 (16)]
0.395
ft
3
(17)
1
14
2
71.9
(18)
Degree of saturation
c
i.e.,
100
d
%
1
17
2
359
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