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Emad Zamel | CIO | Alex for Advanced Labs

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Address: 23 Mohammed basha Mohsen , Jianaclis , Alexandria , Egypt

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Wsc

Ww+sc

Ww = Ww+sc - Wsc
w
= =
Vcontainer = Ww / w

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Ottawa Sand

066 066

Wcone sand = Wcone sand+sc - Wsc

Ws+sc

Ws = Ws+sc - Wsc

sand = Ws / Vcontainer

( )

W1




W2
Wsoil

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W3 = W2 W1

W4 Wcone
sand

W4 = W3 - Wcone sand
( ) Vsoil
Vsoil = W4 / sand

soil Wsoil
Vsoil

soil = Wsoil / Vsoil

%water = (Wsoil Wdry soil) / Wsoil

)dry soil = soil / (1 + %water

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Coefficient of Consolidation
Oedometer Apparatus

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.1

.2

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.3

42

42

06 =

= 46

= 60666

00722 =

600400 = 00722 - 46 =

= % 20020

= 404

06/ 646

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Coefficient of Volume Compressibility, mv

)

Coefficient of Consolidation, Cv :
:

)
:

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( T ) :

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Triaxial Load Test

.1

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.2

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.3

O-rings

.4

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- )Unconsolidated Undrained (UU

Confining Pressure
0
= 1

= 3

- )Consolidated Undrained (CU

Confining Pressure
42 0

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- )Consolidated Drained (CD

Confining Pressure
42
( ) 0

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Falling Head Permeability Test

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Falling head test

)
) (

)
)

(
(
) (

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Constant head test

) (

)
)

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Direct Shear Test

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Shear Box

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