Direct Shear Test - Soil Properties: Testing, Measurement, and Evaluation - page 389

Soils Testing Laboratory
Direct Shear Test

Sample No. Project No.

Sample Depth Boring No.

Location Date

Tested by

Description of Soil

[A] Specimen Data (Specimen no. )

(1) Type of test performed

(2) Type of specimen (check one)

□ Undisturbed □ Remolded

(3) Diameter or side of specimen in.

in. 2 (4) Initial area of specimen

(5) Initial height of specimen in.

in. 3 (6) Volume of specimen [i.e., (4) (5)]

(7) Mass of soil specimen (at beginning of test) g

(7)
453.6

1728
(6)

lb/ft 3 (8) Wet unit weight of specimen i.e.,

(9) Initial water content of specimen %

(a) Can no.

(b) Mass of wet soil sample can g

(c) Mass of oven-dried soil sample can g

(d) Mass of can g

(e) Mass of oven-dried soil sample [i.e., (c) (d)] g

(f) Mass of water [i.e., (b) (c)] g

i.e., (f) (g) Water content

(e) 100

%

i.e., (8) lb/ft 3 (10) Dry unit weight of specimen

(9) 100 100

(11) Final water content of specimen %

(a) Can no.

(b) Mass of entire wet soil specimen (at end of test) can g

(c) Mass of entire oven-dried soil specimen (at end of test) can

g

(d) Mass of can g

(e) Mass of entire oven-dried soil specimen [i.e., (c) (d)] g

(f) Mass of water [i.e., (b) (c)] g

i.e., (f) (g) Water content

(e) 100

%

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