Triaxial testing: states achieved after consolidation and end of test
| Test type | Test no. | Preparation | Consolidated states | End-of-test states | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p′: kPa | q: kPa | Kc | e | Ψ0 | p′: kPa | q: kPa | e | Critical state point | |||
| CIU | 1 | MT | 401 | 2 | 1·0 | 0·752 | 0·042 | 5 | 9 | 0·752 | Yes |
| 2 | MT | 1003 | 10 | 1·0 | 0·744 | 0·041 | 5 | 4 | 0·744 | Yes | |
| 3 | MT | 402 | 4 | 1·0 | 0·778 | 0·068 | 0 | 0 | 0·778 | No – liquefied | |
| 4 | MT | 401 | 2 | 1·0 | 0·767 | 0·057 | 0 | 0 | 0·767 | No – liquefied | |
| CAU | 1 | MT | 171 | 64 | 0·7 | 0·737 | 0·019 | 17 | 21 | 0·737 | Yes |
| 2 | MT | 171 | 64 | 0·7 | 0·701 | −0·017 | 746 | 907 | 0·701 | No – still dilating at end of test | |
| CID | 1 | MT | 501 | 4 | 1·0 | 0·778 | 0·069 | 857 | 1067 | 0·714 | Yes |
| 2 | MT | 101 | 4 | 1·0 | 0·780 | 0·058 | 159 | 176 | 0·716 | Yes | |
| 3 | MT | 502 | 6 | 1·0 | 0·767 | 0·059 | 784 | 851 | 0·701 | Yes | |
| 4 | MT | 251 | 4 | 1·0 | 0·763 | 0·049 | 431 | 545 | 0·704 | Yes | |
| 5 | MT | 50 | 1 | 1·0 | 0·803 | 0·075 | 85 | 105 | 0·725 | Yes | |
| 6 | WP | 101 | 8 | 0·9 | 0·561 | −0·161 | 166 | 205 | 0·674 | No – localised | |
| 7 | DP | 101 | 8 | 0·9 | 0·610 | −0·112 | 101 | 8 | 0·610 | No – localised | |
| 8 | DP | 401 | 9 | 1·0 | 0·655 | −0·055 | 401 | 9 | 0·655 | No – localised | |
| 9 | DP | 101 | 9 | 0·9 | 0·627 | −0·096 | 101 | 9 | 0·627 | No – localised | |
| Test type | Test no. | Preparation | Consolidated states | End-of-test states | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ψ0 | Critical state point | ||||||||||
| CIU | 1 | MT | 401 | 2 | 1·0 | 0·752 | 0·042 | 5 | 9 | 0·752 | Yes |
| 2 | MT | 1003 | 10 | 1·0 | 0·744 | 0·041 | 5 | 4 | 0·744 | Yes | |
| 3 | MT | 402 | 4 | 1·0 | 0·778 | 0·068 | 0 | 0 | 0·778 | No – liquefied | |
| 4 | MT | 401 | 2 | 1·0 | 0·767 | 0·057 | 0 | 0 | 0·767 | No – liquefied | |
| CAU | 1 | MT | 171 | 64 | 0·7 | 0·737 | 0·019 | 17 | 21 | 0·737 | Yes |
| 2 | MT | 171 | 64 | 0·7 | 0·701 | −0·017 | 746 | 907 | 0·701 | No – still dilating at end of test | |
| CID | 1 | MT | 501 | 4 | 1·0 | 0·778 | 0·069 | 857 | 1067 | 0·714 | Yes |
| 2 | MT | 101 | 4 | 1·0 | 0·780 | 0·058 | 159 | 176 | 0·716 | Yes | |
| 3 | MT | 502 | 6 | 1·0 | 0·767 | 0·059 | 784 | 851 | 0·701 | Yes | |
| 4 | MT | 251 | 4 | 1·0 | 0·763 | 0·049 | 431 | 545 | 0·704 | Yes | |
| 5 | MT | 50 | 1 | 1·0 | 0·803 | 0·075 | 85 | 105 | 0·725 | Yes | |
| 6 | WP | 101 | 8 | 0·9 | 0·561 | −0·161 | 166 | 205 | 0·674 | No – localised | |
| 7 | DP | 101 | 8 | 0·9 | 0·610 | −0·112 | 101 | 8 | 0·610 | No – localised | |
| 8 | DP | 401 | 9 | 1·0 | 0·655 | −0·055 | 401 | 9 | 0·655 | No – localised | |
| 9 | DP | 101 | 9 | 0·9 | 0·627 | −0·096 | 101 | 9 | 0·627 | No – localised | |
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