CE 583 L-FOUNDATION ENGINEERING LABORATORY

LABORATORY EXERCISE NO. 1

"CONSOLIDATION TEST"

FINAL DATA SHEET

Sample No:
Location:
Depth:
Description of Soil:
Date of Test:

Project No:
Boring Tube No.
Tested By:

[A ] Specimen Data
At Beginning of Test
(1) Type of specimen (Check one):
(2) Diameter of specimen, D:
(3) Area of specimen, A:
(4) Initial height of specimen, Ho:
(5) Initial volume of specimen, Vo:
(6) Mass of specimen ring + specimen:
(7) Mass of specimen ring:
MTO:
(8) Initial wet mass of specimen,
_:
(9) Initial wet unit weight,
wo:
(10) Initial moisture content,
M d:
(11) Dry mass of total specimen,
(12) Specific gravity of soil, G:
(13) Volume of solid in soil specimen, Vs:
(14) Height of solid, Hs:
(15) Initial degree of saturation, So:
(Note: Density of water = 1g/cm^3)

Undisturbed
in. ,

cm.

cm

in. ,

cm.
cm3

g
g
g
lb/ft3
%
g
cm3

cm
%

At End of Test
(16) Can no.:
(17) Mass of can+wet specimen removed from consolidometer:
(18) Mass of can + oven-dried specimen:
(19) Mass of can:
(20) Final mass of water in the specimen:
M d:
(21) Dry mass of total specimen,
wf:
(22) Final moisture content,
(23) Final degree of saturation:
Initial Void Ratio
(24) Initial void ratio,

Remolded

eo:

Referenced Document: ASTM D 2453

CE 583 L-FOUNDATION ENGINEERING LABORATORY

LABORATORY EXERCISE NO. 1

"CONSOLIDATION TEST"

Referenced Document: ASTM D 2453

CE 583 L-FOUNDATION ENGINEERING LABORATORY

LABORATORY EXERCISE NO. 1

"CONSOLIDATION TEST"

FINAL DATA SHEET

[B] Time-versus-Deformation Data
(1) Pressure increment from

Date

emolded

Time

lb/ft2 to

Elapsed Time(min)

11/ /13

g
g
g
g
g
%
%

Referenced Document: ASTM D 2453

Deform

CE 583 L-FOUNDATION ENGINEERING LABORATORY

LABORATORY EXERCISE NO. 1

"CONSOLIDATION TEST"

Referenced Document: ASTM D 2453

CE 583 L-FOUNDATION ENGINEERING LABORATORY

LABORATORY EXERCISE NO. 1

"CONSOLIDATION TEST"

ET

FINAL D

lb/ft2

[C] Void Ratio

eo:
(1) Initial void ratio,
(2) Volume of solid in specimen, Vs:
(3)Area of specimen, A:
(4) Height of solid in specimen, Hs:

Deformation Dial Reading (in.)

Pressure, p
lb/ft2

Initial
Deformation
Dial Reading
at Beginning
of First
Loading (in.)

Deformation
Dial Reading
Representing
100% Primar
Consolidation
d100 (in.)

(5)

(6)

(7)

500

1000

2000

4000

8000

Referenced Document: ASTM D 2453

CE 583 L-FOUNDATION ENGINEERING LABORATORY

LABORATORY EXERCISE NO. 1

"CONSOLIDATION TEST"

Referenced Document: ASTM D 2453

CE 583 L-FOUNDATION ENGINEERING LABORATORY

LABORATORY EXERCISE NO. 1

"CONSOLIDATION TEST"

Referenced Document: ASTM D 2453

(in^2/min.)
(min.)
Consolidation (in.) Consolidation (in.)

(10)

at 50%

(9)

at Beginning

(8)

Dial Reading Specimen at 50% Specimen at 50% Consolidation Consolidation

(7)

of Specimen

Void
Ratio

lb/ft2

Change in Void
Ratio

[D] Coefcient of Consolidation

Change in
Thickness of
of Specimen

Deformation

formation
al Reading
presenting
% Primary
nsolidation
100 (in.)

Initial Height

, Hs:

Thickness of

cm3
cm2
cm

Pressure, p

n, Vs:

Half-Thickness of Time for 50%Coefcient

INAL DATA SHEET

Referenced Document: ASTM D 2453

lb/ft2

"CONSOLIDATION TEST"

Pressure, p

CE 583 L-FOUNDATION ENGINEERING LABORATORY

LABORATORY EXERCISE NO. 1

CE 583 L-FOUNDATION ENGINEERING LABORATORY

LABORATORY EXERCISE NO. 1

"CONSOLIDATION TEST"

(3)

8000

4000

2000

1000

500

(2)
(1)

of Test, Ho (in.) Consolidation (in.)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

FINAL DATA SHEET

Referenced Document: ASTM D 2453

CE 583 L-FOUNDATION ENGINEERING LABORATORY

LABORATORY EXERCISE NO. 1
8000

4000

2000

1000

500

(1)

"CONSOLIDATION TEST"

Referenced Document: ASTM D 2453