SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CARBONDALEDEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGASSIGNMENT 4: CE423UNCONFINED COMPRESSION TESTSUBMITTED BY: SANJEEV REGMIDATE PERFORMED: 11/06/18DATE SUBMITTED: 11/13/18SUBMITTED TO: Dr. SANJEEV KUMARTable of ContentsSectionPage No.Objective & Scope1Description1List of Equipment, Specimen, & Photographs1Procedure3Results4Graphs and Charts9Discussion & Conclusion11References13Objective & ScopeObjectiveThe objective of this experiment is to determine the unconfined compressive strength ofthe soil specimen.ScopeThe primary goal of the Unconfined Compression Test experiment is to measure thestrength of a specimen. It is a quick way to approximate the strength of the soil, which is used inclassification of soil in terms of its consistency and in determination of the undrained cohesivestrength. The value of the cohesive strength determined in this experiment is used in bearingcapacity equation for both deep and shallow foundation design in a construction. For thisexperiment, the compressive strength is determined at the point when the specimen fails due toshear.DescriptionThe Unconfined Compression strength is usually determined in the lab test by applying anaxial stress to the soil specimen (cylindrical in shape) without confining pressure while makingobservations on the axial strains corresponding to each stress levels. The test is usually carried outon undisturbed samp ...
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