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    EXAMPLE 1.

    CU test

    Sample: D0 = 38 mm, H0 = 76 mm
    Pore water pressure at failure: u100 = 10 kPa, u200 = 61.6 kPa, u300 = 113.2 kPa

    Required : a) The deviatoric stress – axial strain curve and modulus


    of elasticity of the soil
    b) Shear strength parameters (effective & total)
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    SOLUTION 1.3
    Strategy: Prepare a table or a spreadsheet and calculate the axial strain,
    corrected area, and deviatoric stress for the given data.

    (a) A sample calculation for axial deformation of 4.75 mm is shown below:

    Step 1: Calculate the initial area A0

    π ⋅ D2 π × 38.0 2
    A0 = = × 10 −6 m2 = 1.134×10-3 m2
    4 4

    Step 2: Calculate the axial strain. Use Eqn. (1.26).


    ∆z 4.75
    ε1 = = = 0.0625
    H0 76
    Step 3: Calculate the corrected area. Use Eqn. (1.30).
    Note that for CU test εp = 0

    A0 1.134 × 10 −3
    A= = = 1.2097 × 10 −3
    (1 − ε 1 ) (1 − 0.0625)

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    Step 4: Calculate the deviatoric stress

    For σ3 = 100 kPa


    Deviatoric stress = 328/1.21×10-3 = 271.9 kPa

    For σ3 = 200 kPa


    Deviatoric stress = 499/1.21×10-3 = 412.5 kPa

    For σ3 = 300 kPa


    Deviatoric stress = 661.2/1.21×10-3 = 546.6 kPa

    The calculated results are summarized in the table below.


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    Best tangent

    Step 5: Determine the modulus of elasticity


    For σ3 = 100 kPa
    Ei = 110.0/0.0125 = 8800 kPa.
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    For σ3 = 200 kPa
    Ei = 135.6/0.0125 = 10848 kPa.

    For σ3 = 300 kPa


    Ei = 160.0/0.0125 = 12800 kPa.

    (b) Determine the shear strength parameters.

    Step 1: Calculate σ1 at failure for each test

    For σ3 =100 kPa, σ1 = 100 + 271.9 = 371.9 kPa.

    For σ3 =200 kPa, σ1 = 200 + 418.3 = 618.3 kPa.

    For σ3 =100 kPa, σ1 = 300 + 564.7 = 864.7 kPa.

    Step 2: Calculate σ’1 and σ’3 at failure for each test


    For σ3 =100 kPa,

    σ’3 = 100 - 10 = 90 kPa, σ’1 = 371.9 - 10 = 361.9 kPa


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    For σ3 =200 kPa,

    σ’3 = 200 – 61.6 = 138.4 kPa, σ’1 = 618.3 – 61.6 = 556.7 kPa

    For σ3 =300 kPa,

    σ’3 = 300 – 113.2 = 186.8 kPa, σ’1 = 864.7-113.2=751.5 kPa.

    Step 2: Draw the Mohr circles and extract the shear strength
    parameters.

    Effective stress parameters: c’ = 0 and φ’ = 370

    Total stress parameters: c = 40 kPa and φ = 250

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