OBSERVATION AND CALCULATION:

Caliberation factor = 0.108 kg/div Length of the soil sample(L) = 75 mm

Diameter of soil sample = 38 mm Area(A0) = 1134.115 mm2

Compressive
Vertical Dial Proving Ring dial Load Corrected Area
Strain ε=∆L/L Stress P/A
Gauge ∆L(mm) gauge reading(div) P(kg) A=A0/(1-ε)
(kg/sq. m)

0 0 0 0.000 1134.120 0.00

0.2 8 0.864 0.003 1137.152 759.79

0.4 12 1.296 0.005 1140.201 1136.64

0.6 17 1.836 0.008 1143.266 1605.93

0.8 19 2.052 0.011 1146.348 1790.03

1 23 2.484 0.013 1149.446 2161.04

1.2 26 2.808 0.016 1152.561 2436.31

1.4 29 3.132 0.019 1155.693 2710.06

1.6 33 3.564 0.021 1158.842 3075.48

1.8 36 3.888 0.024 1162.008 3345.93

2 38 4.104 0.027 1165.192 3522.17

2.2 41 4.428 0.029 1168.393 3789.82

2.4 44 4.752 0.032 1171.612 4055.95

2.6 48 5.184 0.035 1174.848 4412.49

2.8 50 5.4 0.037 1178.102 4583.64

3 51 5.508 0.040 1181.375 4662.36

3.2 52 5.616 0.043 1184.666 4740.58

3.4 53 5.724 0.045 1187.975 4818.28

3.6 53 5.724 0.048 1191.303 4804.82

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