Experimental Data Observation

Column1 Unit Specimen 1 Specimen 2 Specimen 3

Initial length of specimen, Lo mm 75 0.75 0.75

Diameter of specimen, D mm 38 0.38 0.38
Initial cross section area, Ao mm² 0.113 0.113 0.113
Weight of specimen, W kg 0.16879 0.16954 0.1725
Initial volume of specimen, Vo m³ 0.00008475 0.00008475 0.00008475
Bulk unit weight, ɤb kN/m³ 19.54 18.09 19.09
Initial water content, w % 17 17 17
Dry unit weight, ɤd kN/m³ 16.70 15.46 19.26
Observation Table (Specimen 1)

Strain dial reaProviding readinSample deformation,

Axial strain,
∆L (mm)
Ꜫ = ∆L/Lo
Corrected
x 100Area,
(%) Ac Axial load, kN

0 0 0 0 0.113 0
20 35 0.2 26.66667 0.1540909 0.0714
40 66 0.4 53.33333 0.2421429 0.13464
60 98 0.6 80.00000 0.5650000 0.19992
80 131 0.8 106.66667 -1.6950000 0.26724
100 166 1 133.33333 -0.3390000 0.33864
120 198 1.2 160.00000 -0.1883333 0.40392
140 232 1.4 186.66667 -0.1303846 0.47328
160 259 1.6 213.33333 -0.0997059 0.52836
180 278 1.8 240.00000 -0.0807143 0.56712
200 206 2 266.66667 -0.0678000 0.42024
250 109 2.5 333.33333 -0.0484286 0.22236
300 64 3 400.00000 -0.0376667 0.13056
350 48 3.5 466.66667 -0.0308182 0.09792
400 37 4 533.33333 -0.0260769 0.07548
450 28 4.5 600.00000 -0.0226000 0.05712
500 28 5 666.66667 -0.0199412 0.05712
550 28 5.5 733.33333 -0.0178421 0.05712
Compressive Stress (kN/m²) Axial load, Ꜫ = ∆L/Lo Normal stress

0 0 0
0.46 0.2666666667 0.46
0.56 0.5333333333 0.56
0.35 0.0081278786 0.35
-0.16 0.0108371715 -0.16
-1.00 0.0135464644 -1.00
-2.14 0.0162557572 -2.14
-3.63 0.0189650501 -3.63
-5.30 0.021674343 -5.30
-7.03 0.0243836359 -7.03
-6.20 0.0270929287 -6.20
-4.59 0.0338661609 -4.59
-3.47 0.0406393931 -3.47
-3.18 0.0474126253 -3.18
-2.89 0.0541858575 -2.89
-2.53 0.0609590897 -2.53
-2.86 0.0677323219 -2.86
-3.20 0.0745055541 -3.20
Shear Stress

0
0.232
0.278
0.177
-0.079
-0.499
-1.072
-1.815
-2.650
-3.513
-3.099
-2.296
-1.733
-1.589
-1.447
-1.264
-1.432
-1.601