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The Direct Shear Test is an experimental procedure conducted in geotechnical engineering practice and research that aims to determine the shear strength of soil materials. Shear strength is defined as the maximum resistance that a material can withstand when subjected to shearing.
To determine the shear strength parameters for a given soil using the direct shear test. The test is carried out on either undisturbed samples or remoulded samples. To facilitate the remoulding purpose, a soil sample may be compacted at optimum moisture content in a compaction mould.
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Shear strength is defined as the maximum resistance that a material can withstand when subjected to shearing, and the direct shear test is an experimental procedure that is used to determine the shear strength of soil materials.
Shear Strength of Soil Direct shear test in sand: (a) schematic diagram of test equipment; (b) plot of test results to obtain the friction angle φ’ © 2004 Brooks/Cole Publishing / Thomson Learning™
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Direct shear test can predict these parameters quickly. The concept of direct shear is simple and mostly recommended for granular soils, sometimes on soils containing some cohesive soil content. The cohesive soils have issues regarding controlling the strain rates to drained or undrained loading.
This test method provides the calculation of principal stresses and axial compression by measurement of axial load, axial deformation, and volumetric changes. This test method provides data useful in determining strength and deformation properties such as Mohr strength envelopes.
Strain-controlled direct shear machine consists of a shear box, soil container, loading unit, proving ring, and dial gauge to measure shear deformation and vertical deformation. A proving ring is used to indicate the shear load taken by the soil along the shearing plane.
Schematic of direct shear test and simple shear test.
Download scientific diagram | Schematic of direct shear test and simple shear test. from publication: Influence of Surface Roughness and Particle Characteristics on Soil–Structure...
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DIRECT SHEAR TEST
This test procedure covers for determination of shear strength of soil with a maximum particle size of 4.75 mm in undrained, consolidated undrained and consolidated drained condition.
Diagram of the shear test: (A) shear box; (B) colored
Through direct shear tests, this paper aimed to research the effect of fine marble aggregate on the shear strength and fractal dimension of the interface between soil and concrete corroded by...
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