Initial Test Data

Diameter 1.923 in
Initial Height 0.726 in
Mass of Ring 59.82 g
Mass of Ring & Soil (wet) 133.03 g

Initial Moisture Content Data

Can Number N/A
Mass of Can N/A g
Mass of Can & Wet Soil N/A g
Mass of Can & Dry Soil N/A g

Dial Gage Calibration: 0.002 mm/div

Load #1 1 kg Load #2 2 kg Load #3

Actual Load 10 kg Actual Load 20 kg Actual Load
Date: 6/29/2009 Date: 6/30/2009 Date:
Start Time 11:18:00 AM Start Time 01:26:00 PM Start Time
Start Test 6/29/09 11:18 Start Test 6/30/09 13:26 Start Test

Displacement Displacement
Dial Reading Dial Reading
Time (min) (inc) Time (min) (inc) Time (min)
0 2400 0 2039 0
0.1 2249 0.1 1995 0.1
0.25 2240 0.25 1990 0.25
0.5 2230.5 0.5 1985 0.5
1 2219 1 1979 1
2 2205.5 2 1972 2
4 2188.5 4 1963 4
8 2166 8 1951 8
15 2137.5 15 1936 15
30 2101.5 30 1916.5 30
61 2067.5 60 1902 60
136 2052 133 1894 120
249 2047 240 1888.5 240
529 2043 1200 1885 480
1568 2039 1270 1879 1760
 Final Speciman Data (Data for the initial void ratio)
Can Number 1
Mass of Can 31.61 g
Mass of Can & Wet Soil & Ring 160.21 g
Mass of Can & Dry Soil & Ring 149.7 g

4 kg Load #4 8 kg Load #5 16 kg Load #6

40 kg Actual Load 80 kg Actual Load 160 kg Actual Load
7/1/2009 Date: 7/2/2009 Date: 7/3/2009 Date:
10:36:00 AM Start Time 03:56:00 PM Start Time 10:06:00 AM Start Time
7/1/09 10:36 Start Test 7/2/09 15:56 Start Test 7/3/09 10:06 Start Test

Displacement Displacement Displacement

Dial Reading Dial Reading Dial Reading
(inc) Time (min) (inc) Time (min) (inc) Time (min)
1879 0 1636 0 1311 0
1799 0.1 1527 0.1 1194 0.1
1790.5 0.25 1515 0.25 1179 0.25
1782 0.5 1504 0.5 1164 0.5
1772 1 1489 1 1145 1
1760 2 1471 2 1120 2
1754.5 4 1449 4 1088 4
1727 8 1422 8 1047 8
1705.5 15 1392 15 1007 15
1680 30 1360 30 970 30
1664 69 1339 67 953 60
1650 120 1332 122 947 137
1649 240 1325 242 942 240
1644.5 480 1318 ### 509 937 480
1636 1090 1311 1445 931 1475
 32 End of Test
320 kg
7/4/2009 Date: 7/5/2009
10:11:00 AM Start Time 10:46:00 AM
7/4/09 10:11 End Test 7/5/09 10:46

Displacement Displacement
Dial Reading Dial Reading
(inc) Time (min) (inc)
931 0 587.5
849
835
821
800
772
733
681.5
643
618
607
600
596.5

587.5