Name:

Moncal, Macdonald N.
Program & Year: BSCE-4
Group: F

Laboratory
Exercise No. 16
Title:
Unconfined
Compression
Test

Date Performed:
Oct. 19 , 2016
Date Submitted:
Oct. 21, 2016
Instructor:
Engr. Antonio
Catubac Jr.

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I. OBJECTIVE:
To determine the moisture of disturbed soil sample using Unconfined Compression Test.
II. DISCUSSION:
The Unconfined Compression Test is used for determining the shearing
strength of cohesive soil. The main feature of this test is the absence of confining
stresses which makes it impossible to use it as a test for cohesionless soil. this test is
simple and is an easy method of determining shearing stress of soil under conditions of
quick loading.
III. APPARATUS:
Unconfined Compression Device
IV. PROCEDURE:
1. Prepared a disturbed soil sample obtained from the standard penetration test.
2. The sample should have a length to width ratio to 1 to 2-2 .
3. Determined the dimensions of the test specimen before starting the test.
4. Center the specimen on the lower platen under the loading head. Lower the
upper platen to contact the specimen. Adjust the strain dial to zero.
5. Load is applied to the specimen by turning the hand crank.
6. Take strain and load readings at desired interval until the specimen fails.
7. Determined the moisture content of the soil specimen and the final dimensions of
the soil sample after the test.

V. FORMULAS:

a.) Unit Strain =

Compression
Initial Height

b.) Corrected Area =

c.) Unit Stress =

Original Area
1Unit Strain

Load
Corrested Area

Name:
Moncal, Macdonald N.
Program & Year: BSCE-4
Group: F

VI. DIAGRAMS:

Laboratory
Exercise No. 16
Title:
Unconfined
Compression Test

Date Performed:
Oct. 19, 2016
Date Submitted:
Oct. 21, 2016
Instructor:
Engr. Antonio
Catubac Jr.

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Laboratory
Exercise No. 16

Name:
Moncal, Macdonald N.

Date Performed:
Oct. 19, 2016
Date Submitted:
Oct. 21, 2016
Instructor:
Engr. Antonio
Catubac Jr.

Title:
Unconfined
Compression Test

Program & Year:

BSCE-4
Group: F

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UNCONFINED COMPRESSION TEST

Water Content Determination
Wt. of specimen wet + can __154______gms
Wt. of specimen dry + can ____131.7____gms
Wt. of Water__22.3______gms__oven dry______at 105C_18.23__%
Wt. of can___9.4___gms_Unit Weight Wet__14.21___gm/cc
Wt. of Specimen,Wet___144.6___gms
Unit Weight Dry__12.01___gm/cc
Wt. of specimen, Dry___122.3____gms

Unconfined Compression Strength

Initial Diameter

3.6

Initial Area

10.18

Initial Height

6.9

D 3.6

Final Diameter

A 10.18 cm

Final Area

Final Height

Initial Volume

70.23
V cm 3

Corr. Area =

Ao
1Unit Strain

H 6.7 cm

3
V 68.19 cm

Final Volume

Test Data
Load
dial
10
20
30
40
50
60

Axial
Load

Compression

Unit Strain

Corrected
Area

Stress

101.79
203.58
305.36
407.15
508.94
610.73

7
1.8
4.8
8.5
0.5
2

1.01
0.26
0.69
1.23
0.07
0.29

1018
13.76
32.84
44.26
10.95
14.34

0.1
14.80
9.30
9.20
46.48
42.59

Name:
Moncal, Macdonald N.
Program & Year:
BSCE-4
Group: F

Laboratory
Exercise No. 16
Title:
Unconfined
Compression Test

VII. CONCLUSION/RECOMMENDATION:

Date Performed:
Oct. 19, 2016
Date Submitted:
Oct. 21, 2016
Instructor:
Engr. Antonio
Catubac Jr.

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