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Faculty of Applied Engineering and Urban Planning. Civil Engineering Department. 2 nd Semester 2008/2009. ECGD 4122 – Foundation Engineering Lecture 4. Content. Shear Strength Subsoil Exploration. Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion. Total Stresses:
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Faculty of Applied Engineering and Urban Planning Civil Engineering Department 2nd Semester 2008/2009 ECGD 4122 – Foundation Engineering Lecture 4
Content • Shear Strength • Subsoil Exploration
Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion Total Stresses: Coulomb approximation for shear stress on the failure plane:
Shear Strength Measurement Based on Mohr’s circle criteria, two ways are possible to cause failure:
Shear Strength Measurement First: Increase the normal stress in one direction
Shear Strength Measurement Second: Apply shear directly
1 3=0 Shear Strength Measurement Direct Shear Uniaxial Compression
Unconfined compression test is used when = 0 assumption is valid Triaxial compression is a more generalized version The soil sample is first compressed isotropically and then sheared by axial loading Shear Strength Measurement 1 3 Triaxial Compression
Unconfined Compression Test For clay soils Cylindrical specimen No confining stresses (i.e. 3 = 0) Axial stress= 1 1 3= 0 Uniaxial Compression
1 3=0 Unconfined Compression Test Uniaxial Compression
1 3=0 Uniaxial Compression Unconfined Compression Test Max. shear plane Horiz. plane 1
Triaxial Compression Tests Unconsolidated Undrained (UU-Test); Also called “Undrained” Test Consolidated Undrained Test (CU- Test) Consolidated Drained (CD-Test); Also called “Drained Test”
Shear Strengthin terms of Total Stress Shear Strength in terms of effective stress Shear strength in terms of total stress hydrostatic pore pressure
Shear StrengthTotal Stress - = 0 condition Shear strength in terms of total stress For cohesive soils under saturated conditions, = 0.
Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion Shear Strength,S = 0 C Normal Stress,
Subsoil Exploration • Boring • Sampling • Standard Penetration Test (SPT) • Vane Shear Test • Cone Penetration Test (CPT) • Observation of Water Table
Boring Boring Spacing
Boring ASTM Method
Boring ASTM Method for Calculating Depth of Boring
Boring Methods • Auger • 3-5 m deep • Hand-driven
Boring Methods • Flight Auger • 1-3 steps • Tractor • mounted
Boring Methods • Rotary drilling • Wash boring
Sampling Common Sampling Methods • Standard Split Spoon • The sampler is driven into the soil at the bottom of the borehole by means of hammer blows.
Sampling Common Sampling Methods • Standard Split Spoon • The number of blows required for driving the sampler through three 152.4 mm (6”) intervals is recorded. The sum of the number of blows required for driving the last two 152.4 mm (6 in.) intervals is defined as the standard penetration number (N).
Cone Penetration Test • Measures: • The Cone Resistance • The Frictional Resistance