Find the Ultimate Compressive Strength and Undrained Shear Strength of soil.

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SITUATION 5
Given:
Data and Results for Unconfined Compression Test of Soil.
Required:
Find the Ultimate Compressive Strength and Undrained Shear
Strength of soil.
Data and Results for Unconfined Compression Test
of Soil
87.26 mm
116.87 mm
Diameter of the sample (d)
Length of the sample (L.)
Mass of the sample
Load Dial
1044.95 gm.
1.92 N/ Div.
Deformation Dial
0.001 in/ Div.
Deformation
Dial (Div.)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Load Dial
(Div.)
0
40
55
60
72
81
85
91
97
103
109
Transcribed Image Text:SITUATION 5 Given: Data and Results for Unconfined Compression Test of Soil. Required: Find the Ultimate Compressive Strength and Undrained Shear Strength of soil. Data and Results for Unconfined Compression Test of Soil 87.26 mm 116.87 mm Diameter of the sample (d) Length of the sample (L.) Mass of the sample Load Dial 1044.95 gm. 1.92 N/ Div. Deformation Dial 0.001 in/ Div. Deformation Dial (Div.) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Load Dial (Div.) 0 40 55 60 72 81 85 91 97 103 109
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