Research Article
Effects of Clay and Moisture Content on Direct Shear Tests for Clay-Sand Mixtures
Table 4
Direct shear test results.
| Sample no. | Clay (%) | Dry density (g/cm3) | Moisture content (%) | Cohesion C, kg/cm2 | Angle of friction (degrees) |
| DS-1 | 5 | 1.73 | 15 | 0.120 | 40.7 | DS-2 | 5 | 1.73 | 17.5 | 0.080 | 40.3 | DS-3 | 5 | 1.73 | 20 | 0.053 | 39.6 |
| DS-4 | 10 | 1.77 | 15 | 0.150 | 39.4 | DS-5 | 10 | 1.77 | 17.5 | 0.120 | 39.0 | DS-6 | 10 | 1.77 | 20 | 0.090 | 38.6 |
| DS-7 | 15 | 1.80 | 15 | 0.260 | 41.0 | DS-8 | 15 | 1.80 | 17.5 | 0.150 | 40.0 | DS-9 | 15 | 1.80 | 20 | 0.040 | 38.3 |
| DS-10 | 0 | 1.63 | 7.0 | 0.000 | 43.0 | DS-11 | 0 | 1.63 | 10.0 | 0.010 | 41.0 | DS-12 | 0 | 1.63 | 13.0 | 0.090 | 38.6 |
| DS-13 | 100 | 1.20 | 30.0 | 1.140 | 38.7 | DS-14 | 100 | 1.20 | 35.0 | 0.900 | 35.8 | DS-15 | 100 | 1.20 | 40.0 | 0.610 | 33.4 |
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