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Laboratory testing, in situ testing, and geophysical testing are the options a geotechnical engineer has to obtain the soil information necessary for a geotechnical engineering project. Many laboratory tests are available. They are typically classified in the following main categories: 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). This chapter presents some of the laboratory tests that are often used in practice. They include the consolidation test, the direct shear test, the simple shear test, the unconfined compression test, the triaxial test, the resonant column test, the lab vane test, the constant head permeameter test, the falling head permeameter test, and the erosion function apparatus test.
Laboratory testing, in situ testing, and geophysical testing are the options a geotechnical engineer has to obtain the soil information necessary for a geotechnical engineering project. Many laboratory tests are available. They are typically classified in the following main categories: 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). This chapter presents some of the laboratory tests that are often used in practice. They include the consolidation test, the direct shear test, the simple shear test, the unconfined compression test, the triaxial test, the resonant column test, the lab vane test, the constant head permeameter test, the falling head permeameter test, and the erosion function apparatus test.
Laboratory Tests
Briaud, Jean‐Louis (author)
Geotechnical Engineering ; 235-300
2023-07-19
66 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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