• FAQ
    • Deposit your work
    • Login
    View Item 
    •   Rice Scholarship Home
    • Rice University Graduate Electronic Theses and Dissertations
    • Rice University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
    • View Item
    •   Rice Scholarship Home
    • Rice University Graduate Electronic Theses and Dissertations
    • Rice University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    An evaluation of the direct shear method for determining shearing resistance of soils

    Thumbnail
    Name:
    RICE0377.pdf
    Size:
    9.738Mb
    Format:
    PDF
    View/Open
    Author
    Lee, Griff Calicutt
    Date
    1951
    Advisor
    Pauw, Adrian
    Degree
    Master of Science
    Abstract
    The shearing strength of the soil not only controls the resistance to failure by sliding, but also influences the ultimate compressive loads which may be applied. The shearing resistance depends on the nature of the material and on the conditions of loading. Therefore it is necessary to know certain characteristics of the shearing resistance of the material to predict the ultimate strength under actual conditions. To determine these shearing characteristics experimentally, two methods of testing have been developed - the Direct Shear and the TriAxial Methods. These two methods represent the extreme limits of the stress conditions which could exist. The actual stress conditions within the soil should lie somewhere between these limits. If the some results were obtained by both methods, it would he reasonably certain that these results were correct. The variation of these results would also give an estimate of the accuracy of the theory of failure. This project was an investigation of the usefulness of the Direct Shear Method. This was to be done by comparing the results of the direct shear testing with the results obtained by tri-axial testing. To do this a direct shear machine was designed and built. The toots were performed on carefully controlled samples. During the testing certain difficulties were encountered, and one main error in the design of the machine was discovered. The results of the testing showed that the approach to the problem was sound. Since the testing was limited, the results are only an indication of the final results. For the material tested, however, the comparison between the results obtained by the two methods was good. The accuracy of the results was well within the range of ordinary engineering requirements.
    Citation
    Lee, Griff Calicutt. "An evaluation of the direct shear method for determining shearing resistance of soils." (1951) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. http://hdl.handle.net/1911/89339.
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Collections
    • Rice University Electronic Theses and Dissertations [10740]

    Home | FAQ | Contact Us
    Managed by the Digital Scholarship Services at Fondren Library, Rice University
    Physical Address: 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005
    Mailing Address: MS-44, P.O.BOX 1892, Houston, Texas 77251-1892
     

     

    Browse

    Entire ArchiveCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsTypeThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsType

    My Account

    Login

    Statistics

    View Usage Statistics

    Home | FAQ | Contact Us
    Managed by the Digital Scholarship Services at Fondren Library, Rice University
    Physical Address: 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005
    Mailing Address: MS-44, P.O.BOX 1892, Houston, Texas 77251-1892