SEDL / STP / STP361-EB / STP30019S

Influence of Placement Condition on Shear Test Results on Compacted Soil

Bazett, DJ
Supervising engineer and planning engineer, the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario,

Bell, ES
Supervising engineer and planning engineer, the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario,

Pages: 12    Published: Jan 1964

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Abstract

Triaxial compression tests on compacted specimens of till show that the effective shear parameters, shear strength, dilatancy, and strain at failure are affected by both compactive effort and placement water content. The method of saturating specimens prior to shear was varied allowing no prestress and had no significant effect on test results.