<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper presents the results of tests performed in a Torsional Shear Hollow Cylinder Apparatus on undisturbed cohesive soils. The tests were performed on lightly overconsolidated clay (Cl) and sandy silty clay (sasiCl). The main objective of the tests was to determine the undrained shear strength at different angles of rotation of the principal stress directions. The results of laboratory tests allow assessing the influence of rotation of the principal stress directions on the value of undrained shear strength that should be used during designing structure foundations</p></abstract>

The paper presents the results of tests performed in a Torsional Shear Hollow Cylinder Apparatus on undisturbed cohesive soils. The tests were performed on lightly overconsolidated clay (Cl) and sandy silty clay (sasiCl). The main objective of the tests was to determine the undrained shear strength at different angles of rotation of the principal stress directions. The results of laboratory tests allow assessing the influence of rotation of the principal stress directions on the value of undrained shear strength that should be used during designing structure foundations

Testing of Undrained Shear Strength in a Hollow Cylinder Apparatus

Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Department of Geotechnical Engineering, ul. Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica

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The paper presents the results of tests performed in a Torsional Shear Hollow Cylinder Apparatus on undisturbed cohesive soils. The tests were performed on...

Testing of Undrained Shear Strength in a Hollow Cylinder Apparatus

Published Online: Aug 28, 2015

Page range: 69 - 73

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sgem-2015-0023

Keywords
Keywords undrained shear strength, cohesive soils, principal stress directions, hollow cylinder tests

© by Grzegorz Wrzesiński

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Testing of Undrained Shear Strength in a Hollow Cylinder Apparatus

Published Online: Aug 28, 2015

Page range: 69 - 73

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sgem-2015-0023

KeywordsKeywords undrained shear strength, cohesive soils, principal stress directions, hollow cylinder tests

© by Grzegorz Wrzesiński

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Keywords undrained shear strength, cohesive soils, principal stress directions, hollow cylinder tests