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This chapter presents some of the laboratory tests that are often used in practice to obtain the soil information necessary for a geotechnical engineering project. They are typically classified as: Tests for index properties (e.g., water content, unit weight, particle size, Atterberg limits); Tests for deformation properties (e.g., consolidation, triaxial, simple shear, resonant column); Tests for strength properties (e.g., direct shear, unconfined compression, triaxial, lab vane); and Tests for flow properties (e.g., constant head permeameter, falling head permeameter, erosion tests). The measurements made during the tests include normal stress, shear stress, normal strain, shear strain, displacements, water compression stress, water tension stress, and air stress.
This chapter presents some of the laboratory tests that are often used in practice to obtain the soil information necessary for a geotechnical engineering project. They are typically classified as: Tests for index properties (e.g., water content, unit weight, particle size, Atterberg limits); Tests for deformation properties (e.g., consolidation, triaxial, simple shear, resonant column); Tests for strength properties (e.g., direct shear, unconfined compression, triaxial, lab vane); and Tests for flow properties (e.g., constant head permeameter, falling head permeameter, erosion tests). The measurements made during the tests include normal stress, shear stress, normal strain, shear strain, displacements, water compression stress, water tension stress, and air stress.
Laboratory Tests
Briaud, Jean‐Louis (author)
Geotechnical Engineering ; 172-244
2013-10-21
73 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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