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    1. The vane shear test was conducted to determine the undrained shear strength and sensitivity of a clayey soil sample. 2. The undisturbed undrained shear strength was found to be 6.46 kPa, while the remolded undrained shear strength was 2.48 kPa. 3. The sensitivity, defined as the ratio of the undisturbed to remolded strengths, was calculated to be 2.6. This indicates the soil has low sensitivity.

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    1. The vane shear test was conducted to determine the undrained shear strength and sensitivity of a clayey soil sample. 2. The undisturbed undrained shear strength was found to be 6.46 kPa, while the remolded undrained shear strength was 2.48 kPa. 3. The sensitivity, defined as the ratio of the undisturbed to remolded strengths, was calculated to be 2.6. This indicates the soil has low sensitivity.

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    1. The vane shear test was conducted to determine the undrained shear strength and sensitivity of a clayey soil sample. 2. The undisturbed undrained shear strength was found to be 6.46 kPa, while the remolded undrained shear strength was 2.48 kPa. 3. The sensitivity, defined as the ratio of the undisturbed to remolded strengths, was calculated to be 2.6. This indicates the soil has low sensitivity.

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    LAB REPORT

    Experiment Title Vane Shear Test & Direct Shear Box Test
    Subject Code CEG453
    Date 27th April 2020
    Group PEC2212C1 (Group 3)
    Members of Group 1. MOHAMMAD EKHWAN MUSLIMAN BIN MD NASIR
    2020950849
    2. MUHAMMAD SYAFIE BIN HAMBALI
    2020965797
    3. NUR NABILA BINTI CHE GHANI
    2019423124
    4. NORHAFIZAH BINTI MOHAMAD FUZI
    2020966007
    Lecturer EN. BADRUL NIZAM BIN ISMAIL
    PN. ROZAINI BINTI RAMLI
    VANE SHEAR TEST

    Introduction
    Vane shear test is a useful method of measuring the shear strength of clay. It is a cheaper and quicker
    method. The laboratory vane shear test for the measurement of shear strength of cohesive soils, is useful for
    soils of low shear strength (less than 0.3 kg/cm2) for which triaxial or unconfined tests can not be performed.
    The test gives the undrained strength of the soil. The undisturbed and remoulded strength obtained are useful
    for evaluating the sensitivity of soil.

    Objectives
    1. To determine the undrained shear strength (Cu) of a clayey soil
    2. To determine the sensitivity (St) of a clayey soil

    Procedure
    The experiment is conducted in accordance to :
    BS1377 Part 9 (1990) Insitu Density Test

    Data & Analysis


    Discussion
    Sensitivity is defined as the ratio of the undisturbed shear resistance to the shear resistance of the soil
    remolded at constant water content. After the initial tests to determine the undrained shear strength of the
    soil, the vane is then rotated rapidly through several revolutions to make the soil sample remoulded. The test
    is then repeated on the remoulded soils samples and the shear strength in remoulded state is determined
    subsequently. Thus,

    Sensitivity, St  undisturbed undrained strength


    remoulded undrained strength

    Torque is twisting force that tends to cause rotation. The point where the object rotates is known as the axis
    of rotation and it has unit of Newton-meters. It is assumed that the shear strength (s) of the soil is constant
    on the cylindrical sheared surface and at the top and bottom faces of the sheared cylinder. The torque
    applied (T) must be equal to the sum of the resisting torque at the sides (T1) and that at the top and bottom
    (T2). Thus,

    T=T1+T2

    The resisting torque on the sides of apparatus is equal to the resisting force developed on the cylindrical
    surface of the apparatus multiplied by the radial distance to it. Thus,

    D
    T1  CuDH 
    2

    The resisting force T2 due to the resisting forces the top and bottom of the sheared cylinder can be
    determined by the integration of the torque developed on a circular ring of radius r and width dr. Thus,

     D3 
    T 2   Cu  
     6 

    From the above equations,


     D 2 H D3 
    T   Cu   
     2 6 
    The undisturbed undrained strength is computed using the following formula,

    T
    Cu   d h d3 
    2
      
     2 6

    The remoulded undrained strength is computed using the following formula,

    T
    Cu 
    1  1 
     d 2 h  d 
    2  3 

    Conclusion

    1. The undisturbed undrained strength is 6.46 kPa.

    2. The remoulded undrained strength is 2.48 kPa.

    3. The sensitivity is 2.6 which is considered as low sensitivity of clayey soil.

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