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    Fau Soil Mechanics Lab: Ceg 3011C: Consolidation Test Spring 2020

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    This document outlines the procedures and requirements for a consolidation test on a clay sample. It details that a final report is due on April 2nd and involves incrementally loading the sample to study its time-rate and load-deformation properties. Data to be acquired includes initial physical properties, deformation measurements at each load increment, and continuous measurements over time at one increment. Results must be presented in tabular and graphical forms showing properties like void ratio, strain, and coefficient of consolidation as functions of stress and time.

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    Fau Soil Mechanics Lab: Ceg 3011C: Consolidation Test Spring 2020

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    This document outlines the procedures and requirements for a consolidation test on a clay sample. It details that a final report is due on April 2nd and involves incrementally loading the sample to study its time-rate and load-deformation properties. Data to be acquired includes initial physical properties, deformation measurements at each load increment, and continuous measurements over time at one increment. Results must be presented in tabular and graphical forms showing properties like void ratio, strain, and coefficient of consolidation as functions of stress and time.

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    This document outlines the procedures and requirements for a consolidation test on a clay sample. It details that a final report is due on April 2nd and involves incrementally loading the sample to study its time-rate and load-deformation properties. Data to be acquired includes initial physical properties, deformation measurements at each load increment, and continuous measurements over time at one increment. Results must be presented in tabular and graphical forms showing properties like void ratio, strain, and coefficient of consolidation as functions of stress and time.

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    Fau Soil Mechanics Lab: Ceg 3011C: Consolidation Test Spring 2020

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    Muhammad Ukasha
    This document outlines the procedures and requirements for a consolidation test on a clay sample. It details that a final report is due on April 2nd and involves incrementally loading the sample to study its time-rate and load-deformation properties. Data to be acquired includes initial physical properties, deformation measurements at each load increment, and continuous measurements over time at one increment. Results must be presented in tabular and graphical forms showing properties like void ratio, strain, and coefficient of consolidation as functions of stress and time.

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    CEG 3011C : CONSOLIDATION TEST

    Spring 2020

    SCHEDULE
    Final report due: Thursday, 04/02/2020. Long-form individual formal report (Type II-i)

    GENERAL EXPERIMENT
    A clay sample is incrementally loaded to study the time-rate of deformation properties and
    the load-deformation properties for the range of applied loads.

    DATA ACQUISITION
     Determine all initial physical properties and quantities (weight, volume, water
    content, Atterberg limits, Soil description and classification)
     Acquire deformation data at the beginning and end of each pressure increment.
     Acquire complete deformation data as a function of time for one pressure increment
     Acquire load information for each deformation reading.
     Data will be acquired using dial indicator readings as follows:
    1. Dial readings at the start and end of each load increment
    2. Five pressure increments: 0.5, 1, 2, 4, and 6 tsf
    3. 3 unloading steps: 4, 2, and 1 tsf
    4. 3rd day perform the 8-hr continuous time-rate measurements

    DATA REDUCTION AND PRESENTATION


    Results in tabular form:
    - Specific gravity = 2.70 (assumed)
    - Initial moisture content (%)
    - Initial dry density (pcf)
    - Initial void ratio
    - Initial degree of saturation (%)
    - Final moisture content (%)
    - Final dry density (pcf)
    - Final void ratio
    - Final degree of saturation
    - Ring diameter
    - Ring area

    FAU SOIL MECHANICS LAB


    - Ring height
    - Ring weight
    - Initial soil height
    - Initial soil wet weight
    - Any other one-time data measured or calculated
    - Preconsolidation pressure
    - Compression index
    - Modified compression index
    - Recompression index
    - Modified recompression index
    - Coefficient of consolidation (Taylor's method)
    - Coefficient of consolidation (Casagrande's method)

    Data in tabular form:


    - Void ratio vs. Applied stress
    - Axial strain vs. Applied stress
    - Void ratio vs. time (for one load increment)
    - Axial strain vs. time (for one load increment)
    - Dial reading versus time
    - Dial reading versus SQRT time

    Data in graphical form:


    - void ratio vs. log of applied pressure
    - axial strain vs. log of applied pressure
    - Void ratio vs. time (semi-log plot, for one load increment)
    - Axial strain vs. time (semi-log plot, for one load increment)
    - Dial reading versus time
    - Dial reading versus SQRT time

    FAU SOIL MECHANICS LAB

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