Direct shear test

Direct shear test

A direct shear test also known as shearbox test is a laboratory or field test used by geotechnical engineers to measure the shear strength properties of soil[1][2] or rock[2] material, or of discontinuties in soil or rock masses.[3][2]

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Soil

For soil the U.S. and U.K. standards defining how the test should be performed are ASTM D 3080 and BS 1377-7:1990 respectively to establish the shear strength properties of soil. It is also possible to estimate typical values of the shear strength parameters based on the type and classification of the soils.

Rock

For rock the test is generally restricted to rock with (very) low (shear) strength. The test is, however, standard practice to establish the shear strength properties of discontinuties in rock.

Execution test

Soil or rock material

The test is performed on three or four specimens from a relatively undisturbed soil sample.[1][4] A specimen is placed in a shear box which has two stacked rings to hold the sample; the contact between the two rings is at approximately the mid-height of the sample. A confining stress is applied vertically to the specimen, and the upper ring is pulled laterally until the sample fails, or through a specified strain. The load applied and the strain induced is recorded at frequent intervals to determine a stress-strain curve for the confining stress.

Direct Shear tests can be performed under several conditions. The sample is normally saturated before the test is run, but can be run at the in-situ moisture content. The rate of strain can be varied to create a test of undrained or drained conditions, depending whether the strain is applied slowly enough for water in the sample to prevent pore-water pressure buildup.

Several specimens are tested at varying confining stresses to determine the shear strength parameters, the soil cohesion (c) and the angle of internal friction (commonly friction angle) (ϕ). The results of the tests on each specimen are plotted on a graph with the peak (or residual) stress on the x-axis and the confining stress on the y-axis. The y-intercept of the curve which fits the test results is the cohesion, and the slope of the line or curve is the friction angle.

Test on discontinuities

The test equipment and procedures are slightly different for test on discontinuties.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Bardet, J.-P. (1997). Experimental Soil Mechanics. Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0133749359. 
  2. ^ a b c Price, D.G. (2009). De Freitas, M.H.. ed. Engineering Geology: Principles and Practice. Springer. p. 450. ISBN 3-540-29249-7. 
  3. ^ ISRM (2007). Ulusay, R.; Hudson, J.A.. eds. The Blue Book - The Complete ISRM Suggested Methods for Rock Characterization, Testing and Monitoring: 1974-2006. Ankara: ISRM & ISRM Turkish National Group. p. 628. ISBN 978-975-93675-4-1. http://www.isrm.net/gca/index.php?id=935. 
  4. ^ Direct shear test from geotechnical lab notes. University of Texas Arlington. http://geotech.uta.edu/lab/Main/DIRECT%20SHEAR%20TEST.pdf. 
  5. ^ Hencher, S. R.; Richards, L. R. (1989). "Laboratory direct shear testing of rock discontinuities". Ground Engineering 22 (2): 24–31. 

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