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SHEAR STRENGTH <br />The ehear strengEhperforming direct shear <br />te6ts. <br />LABORATORY TESTING PROCEDURES <br />of the soil is determined by <br />tests and unconflned conpression <br />I <br />Direct shear tests are performed on both undisturbed <br />specirnens and on samples r emol ded to va r ious dens itie s nhtch <br />re presen t anticipated condi !ions 8t the f j.nlshed site. The <br />sanples are either tested s! in siiu Eolsture or are <br />saturaled to sltrulate the nosE severe field condiEions <br />anticipated, The relationship betHeen normal sLress and <br />shear tests is shovn on the aLrached Direct Shear Sumnary. <br />The unconfined shear str enSth of selected undlsturbed <br />specitrens is deternined in ac cord ance vith A.S.T.M. Tesl <br />Method D-2166. The results of these tests are shovn on the <br />Bor i ng Logs. <br />EXPANSION <br />II <br />L <br />L <br />Tests for <br />conpac re d so11 <br />Method 29-2. <br />v ol ume change vi th Doi st ur e are performed on <br />in accordance vi th Unlform Building cod e Test <br />L <br />L <br />S ETTLEMET{T <br />The settletrent characLerisEics of the 1n si !u so11 are <br />determined by perfornlng consolidation tests on undisturbed <br />or remolded speciEens. The samples are tested 1n the <br />original sample liner rlng and the lncrement loads for <br />consolidatlon are applled for periods of 12 or 24 hours by <br />neans of a s1ng1e counterbalanced lever systeE. The pressure <br />setlleI[ent curves are shovn on the attached pl.ates. <br />MOISTURE DENSITY <br />L <br />The ool st u re-den s 1t y rela t ionship of <br />or types i8 detertrined 1n accordance <br />Method D-1557. The test results are <br />Logs. <br />the major <br />wit.h A. S <br />shown on <br />1 type. Te s t <br />Boring <br />soi <br />. T ,l,l <br />the <br />'t /87 Page A <br />i <br />I <br />t <br />I