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SOIL MECHANICS
Shear Strength of Soil

Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion
 Mohr (1900) and Coulomb (1776)
 Material failure is due to a critical combination of normal and
shear stresses
 Curved failure envelope
 For soil mechanics problems linear approximation is sufficient
 (Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion)
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 In a saturated soil mass
 For a effective stress case the Mohr-coulomb failure

criterion becomes
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Inclination of Plane of Failure
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Inclination of Plane of Failure
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Shear Strength Determination
 In Laboratory  In Field
 Direct shear test  Vane shear test
 Triaxial test  Pocket penetrometer
 Direct simple shear test  Fall cone
 Plane strain triaxial test  Standard penetration test
 Torsional ring shear test …
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Direct Shear Test
 Soil specimen could be square or circular
 Specimen size: 2 in. X 2 in. or 4 in. X 4 in. cross section

1 in. high
 Stress controlled or Strain controlled

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Dial gauges
Shear box Proving ring

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Direct Shear Test
 En esta primera parte nos concentraremos en ensayos de corte directo
DRENADOS
(Suelos Secos o Saturados pero SIN exceso de presion de poro)
Estudiaremos:
• Arenas
 Sueltas
 Densas
• Arcillas
 NC
 OC
Direct Shear Test on Sands
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Direct Shear Test on Sands
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Resistencia para arenas con distintas
densidades
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Direct Shear Test on Clays
 Drained
tests
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Interface Strength Parameters
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Curvilinear Failure Envelope
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Direct Shear Test
 Advantages
 Simple and easy
 Rapid drainage due to smaller sample thickness
 Also, used to determine interface friction angles
 Disadvantages
 Failure plane is predetermined
 Area of sliding surface changes as the test progresses
 Non-uniform distribution of shear stress along the failure
surface
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Dibuje el plano de falla correspondiente y el estado de
esfuerzo en un diagrama τ vs. σ
Dibuje el circulo de Mohr correspondiente y determine el

angulo de rotacion con respecto a los esfuerzos principales
Dibuje un elemento infinitesimal indicando los planos en los

cuales se encuentran los esfuerzos asociados al estado de
falla y los esfuerzos principales.
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Triaxial Shear Test
 Most reliable testing method
 Sample dimensions
 1.4 in dia. and 3 in high
 2.8 in dia and 5.6 in high
 Length/Diameter = 2
(generally)
 Confining pressure (σ3)

 Deviator stress (σd)
 Stress controlled
 Strained controlled
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Triaxial Shear Test
 Two stages during test
 Consolidation stage
 Shearing stage
 Three standard types of triaxial tests

 Consolidated-Drained test or Drained test (CD test)
 Consolidated-Undrained test (CU)
 Unconsolidated-Undrained test (UU)
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CD Triaxial Test
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CU Triaxial Test
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UU Triaxial Test
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Nota convención geotécnica
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CD Triaxial Test
 Consolidated under confining pressure
 Drained during shearing stage
 Slow test – Typically few days to weeks depending on clay
 Not very common
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CD Triaxial Test
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CD Triaxial Test
1. Durante Etapa de Consolidación
(Para arcillas OC y NC, para arenas densas y sueltas):
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CD Triaxial Test
2. Durante Aplicación de Esfuerzo Desviador:
Arcillas NC y arenas sueltas Arcillas OC y arenas densas
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CD Triaxial Test
 Overconsolidation
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Example
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CU Triaxial Test
 Consolidated under confining pressure
 Undrained during shearing phase
 Very common test
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CU Triaxial Test
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CU Triaxial Test
1. Durante Etapa de Consolidación
(Para arcillas OC y NC, para arenas densas y sueltas):
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CU Triaxial Test
2. Durante Aplicacion de Esfuerzo Desviador:
Arcillas NC y arenas sueltas Arcillas OC y arenas densas
CU Triaxial Test
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CU Triaxial Test
 Overconsolidation
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Example
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UU Triaxial Test
 Not consolidated under confining pressure
 Not drained during shearing stage
 Quick test
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UU Triaxial Test
UU Triaxial Test
This test usually is conducted on clay specimens and depends on a very important
strength concept for cohesive soils if the soil is fully saturated.
The added axial stress at failure is practically the same regardless of the chamber
confining pressure.
Note that the φ= 0 concept is applicable to saturated silts and clays
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UU Triaxial Test
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Unconfined Compression Test
 No confinement, means σ3 = 0
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Shear Strength of Unsaturated
Cohesive Soils
Unconfined Compression Test
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Design Parameters Selection
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 Parámetros  Parámetros NO
Drenados: Drenados:
c’ - φ’ Cu φ=0
-Arenas (secas o -Arcillas saturadas (en

saturadas) el corto plazo)
-Arcillas saturadas (en  Compresión inconfinada

el largo plazo)  Triaxial UU:
 Corte directo (dreanado)  La NSR-10 no considera condiciones

 Triaxial (CD o CU): parcialmente saturadas (con c - φ
aparentes) por ser generalmente menos
conservadoras

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SOIL MECHANICS

Shear Strength of Soil

 (Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion)

 For a effective stress case the Mohr-coulomb failure

 Soil specimen could be square or circular

 Specimen size: 2 in. X 2 in. or 4 in. X 4 in. cross section

 Stress controlled or Strain controlled

Shear box Proving ring

(Suelos Secos o Saturados pero SIN exceso de presion de poro)

Dibuje el circulo de Mohr correspondiente y determine el

Dibuje un elemento infinitesimal indicando los planos en los

 Confining pressure (σ3)

 Three standard types of triaxial tests

 Drained during shearing stage

 Slow test – Typically few days to weeks depending on clay

 Not very common

(Para arcillas OC y NC, para arenas densas y sueltas):

 Undrained during shearing phase

 Very common test

(Para arcillas OC y NC, para arenas densas y sueltas):

 Not drained during shearing stage

Note that the φ= 0 concept is applicable to saturated silts and clays

-Arenas (secas o -Arcillas saturadas (en

-Arcillas saturadas (en  Compresión inconfinada

 Corte directo (dreanado)  La NSR-10 no considera condiciones

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