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