Testing of Undrained Shear Strength in a Hollow Cylinder Apparatus

Wrzesiński, Grzegorz; Lechowicz, Zbigniew

doi:10.1515/sgem-2015-0023

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

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Testing of Undrained Shear Strength in a Hollow Cylinder Apparatus

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