Calculated by: Frans van der Merwe

Student Number: 14924870 (Stellenbosch University)

Date: 2015-03-05
2
Original area = 101.21mm x101.4mm 0.010262694 m
Shear rate 1.3 mm/min
Cohesion 1.56 kPa c in y =mx + c
Friction Angle 39.11 atan(m) in y = mx + c

Horizontal
Displacement
2
Readings Horizontal Force(kN) (m) Area (m ) Shear Stress (kPa)
Time(s) Time(min) 25 50 100 25 50 100 25 50 100
90
0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.010262694 0 0 0
80
10 0.17 44 70 80 0.029302 0.046617 0.053277 0.000216667 0.010240765 2.861333 4.552121 5.202424
20 0.33 120 180 185 0.079915 0.119873 0.123203 0.000433333 0.010218836 7.820382 11.73057 12.05642 70

Shear Stress (kPa)

30 0.50 184 265 284 0.122537 0.176479 0.189133 0.00065 0.010196908 12.01704 17.30715 18.54804 60
40 0.67 223 340 378 0.148509 0.226426 0.251733 0.000866667 0.010174979 14.59552 22.25326 24.74038 50
25kPa
50 0.83 253 408 473 0.168488 0.271712 0.314999 0.001083333 0.01015305 16.5948 26.76158 31.02507 40 25 21.74
60 1.00 286 470 569 0.190465 0.313001 0.378931 0.0013 0.010131121 18.79995 30.89502 37.4027 50 42.45 50kPa
30
70 1.17 310 520 659 0.206448 0.346299 0.438868 0.001516667 0.010109192 20.42177 34.25587 43.41273 100 82.8 100kPa
20
80 1.33 322 570 738 0.214439 0.379597 0.491478 0.001733333 0.010087263 21.2584 37.63134 48.72268
10
90 1.50 328 600 810 0.218435 0.399576 0.539428 0.00195 0.010065335 21.7017 39.69823 53.59262
100 1.67 328 620 873 0.218435 0.412895 0.581383 0.002166667 0.010043406 21.74908 41.11107 57.88705 0
0 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.01
110 1.83 327 631 932 0.217769 0.420221 0.620675 0.002383333 0.010021477 21.73022 41.93202 61.93446
Shear Displacement (m)
120 2.00 321 635 999 0.213773 0.422885 0.665294 0.0026 0.009999548 21.37828 42.29037 66.53241 39.11456
130 2.17 310 636 1042 0.206448 0.423551 0.69393 0.002816667 0.009977619 20.69107 42.45006 69.54869
140 2.33 304 622 1091 0.202452 0.414227 0.726562 0.003033333 0.00995569 20.33529 41.60707 72.97961 90
80 y = 0.8131x + 1.565
150 2.50 287 605 1115 0.191131 0.402906 0.742545 0.00325 0.009933762 19.2405 40.55924 74.74967
R = 1
160 2.67 281 570 1140 0.187135 0.379597 0.759194 0.003466667 0.009911833 18.87994 38.29738 76.59476 70

Shear Stress (kPa)

170 2.83 278 555 1162 0.185137 0.369608 0.773846 0.003683333 0.009889904 18.71979 37.37223 78.24601 60
180 3.00 268 540 1190 0.178477 0.359618 0.792492 0.0039 0.009867975 18.08652 36.44298 80.30953
50
190 3.17 268 530 1207 0.178477 0.352959 0.803814 0.004116667 0.009846046 18.1268 35.84777 81.63822
40
200 3.33 267 522 1215 0.177811 0.347631 0.809141 0.004333333 0.009824117 18.09947 35.38548 82.36276
210 3.50 267 521 1216 0.177811 0.346965 0.809807 0.00455 0.009802189 18.13996 35.3967 82.61495 30
220 3.67 267 518 1216 0.177811 0.344967 0.809807 0.004766667 0.00978026 18.18063 35.27179 82.80019 20
230 3.83 267 518 1170 0.177811 0.344967 0.779173 0.004983333 0.009758331 18.22149 35.35105 79.84698 10
240 4.00 267 518 1122 0.177811 0.344967 0.747207 0.0052 0.009736402 18.26253 35.43067 76.74366 0
250 4.17 267 513 1075 0.177811 0.341637 0.715907 0.005416667 0.009714473 18.30375 35.16789 73.69489 0 20 40 60 80 100 120
260 4.33 513 1035 0.341637 0.689269 0.005633333 0.009692544 35.24745 71.11328 Normal Stress (kPa)
270 4.50 508 1015 0.338308 0.675949 0.00585 0.009670616 34.98306 69.89725
280 4.67 507 1011 0.337642 0.673286 0.006066667 0.009648687 34.99354 69.78002
290 4.83 502 985 0.334312 0.655971 0.006283333 0.009626758 34.72736 68.14035
300 5.00 501 980 0.333646 0.652641 0.0065 0.009604829 34.73731 67.94924
310 5.17 499 977 0.332314 0.650643 0.006716667 0.0095829 34.67782 67.89624
320 5.33 499 973 0.332314 0.647979 0.006933333 0.009560971 34.75735 67.77335
330 5.50 499 961 0.332314 0.639988 0.00715 0.009539043 34.83725 67.09138
340 5.67 499 943 0.332314 0.628 0.007366667 0.009517114 34.91752 65.98642
350 5.83 497 940 0.330982 0.626002 0.007583333 0.009495185 34.85789 65.92841
360 6.00 495 948 0.32965 0.63133 0.0078 0.009473256 34.79798 66.64341
370 6.17 947 0.630664 0.008016667 0.009451327 66.72757
380 6.33 948 0.63133 0.008233333 0.009429398 66.95338
390 6.50 947 0.630664 0.00845 0.00940747 67.03866
400 6.67 954 0.635326 0.008666667 0.009385541 67.69198
410 6.83 960 0.639322 0.008883333 0.009363612 68.27724
420 7.00 962 0.640654 0.0091 0.009341683 68.5801
430 7.17 962 0.640654 0.009316667 0.009319754 68.74146