Triaxial Permeability Test: Specimen Details Saturation Details
Triaxial Permeability Test: Specimen Details Saturation Details
Triaxial Permeability Test: Specimen Details Saturation Details
Sample Type B
Dark brown slightly gravelly slightly sandy silty CLAY with numerous
Soil Description
rootlets Samples received 02/02/2017
Schedule received 03/02/2017
Test Method BS1377: Part 6 : Clause 5 1990 Date started 17/02/2017
Water Content % 33 34
Dry density Mg/m³ 1.28 1.31 Permeability Stage
Cell Pressure kPa 400
Consolidation Stage Top Pressure kPa 300
Permeability Stage
7
5
Cummulative infrlow mL
0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Time (mins)
Sample Type B
Off white silty sandy CLAY with numerous fmc and angular to sub-
Soil Description
angular mudstone fragments Samples received 02/02/2017
Schedule received 03/02/2017
Test Method BS1377: Part 6 : Clause 5 1990 Date started 17/02/2017
Water Content % 20 22
Dry density Mg/m³ 1.68 1.71 Permeability Stage
Cell Pressure kPa 400
Consolidation Stage Top Pressure kPa 300
Permeability Stage
18
16
14
12
Cummulative infrlow mL
10
0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Time (mins)
Sample Type B
Light grey silty sandy CLAY with numerous fmc and angular to sub-
Soil Description
angular mudstone fragments Samples received 02/02/2017
Schedule received 03/02/2017
Test Method BS1377: Part 6 : Clause 5 1990 Date started 17/02/2017
Water Content % 16 19
Dry density Mg/m³ 1.76 1.80 Permeability Stage
Cell Pressure kPa 400
Consolidation Stage Top Pressure kPa 300
Permeability Stage
50
45
40
35
Cummulative infrlow mL
30
25
20
15
10
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Time (mins)