Soil Mechanics Lab Manual

by Michael E. Kalinski (University of Kentucky)

• ISBN13: 9780471788300
• ISBN10: 0471788309
• Edition: 1
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

It is critical to quantify the various properties of soil in order to predict how it will behave under field loading for the safe design of soil structures. Quantification of these properties is performed using standardized laboratory tests. This lab manual prepares readers to enter the field with a collection of the most common of these soil mechanics tests. The procedures for all of these tests are written in accordance with applicable American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(5)
Measurement of Moisture Content	6	(5)
Measurement of Specific Gravity of Soil Solids	11	(5)
Measurement of Liquid Limit and Plastic Limit	16	(10)
Analysis of Grain Size Distribution	26	(17)
Laboratory Classification of Soil	43	(8)
Field Classification of Soil	51	(12)
Laboratory Soil Compaction	63	(10)
Field Measurement of Dry Unit Weight and Moisture Content	73	(13)
Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity of Granular Soil Using a Fixed-Wall Permeameter	86	(13)
One-Dimensional Consolidation Test of Cohesive Soil	99	(22)
Direct Shear Strength Test of Granular Soil	121	(12)
Unconfined Compressive Strength Test of Cohesive Soil	133	(8)
Unconsolidated-Undrained Triaxial Shear Strength Test of Cohesive Soil	141