SOIL, TESTING PROCEDURES AND TESTING EQUIPMENT - DETERMINATION OF SHEAR STRENGTH - TRIAXIAL TEST

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-1990

Publisher

German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung)

1 Scope and field of application
2 Concepts
3 Designation
4 Apparatus
5 Specimens
6 Procedure
7 Representation of results
8 Examples of calculation
Standards referred to

This standard is intended for use in earthworks and foundation engineering. It specifies four types of triaxial tests for determining the shear strength parameters used in soil mechanics calculations. See DIN 18137 part 1 for general requirements for testing.

DevelopmentNote	Suspended until publication of a revised English text, due to a new German edition. (04/2011)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	20
PublisherName	German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung)
Status	Current

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