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AS 1289.6.2.2:2020

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Methods of testing soils for engineering purposes Soil strength and consolidation tests - Determination of shear strength of a soil - Direct shear test using a shear box

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Language(s)

English

Published date

26-06-2020

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Summarise this standard

This Standard sets out a method for determining the effective shear strength of dry, fine-grained and clay soils by direct shearing in a shear box having shear plane dimensions up to a maximum of 300 mm × 300 mm. The method specified is for a single-staged test, i.e. with a single value of applied normal stress.

Committee
CE-009
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
978 1 76072 911 0
Pages
17
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Current
Supersedes

This document sets out a method for determining the effective shear strength of a soil by direct shearing in a shear box. The method specified is for a single-staged test, i.e. with a single value of applied normal stress.
This document applies to shearing of dry, fine-grained and clay soils using shear boxes having shear plane dimensions up to a maximum of 300 mm × 300 mm.

Originated as AS 1289.6.2.2-1998.
Second edition 2020.

£56.79
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