DIRECT SHEAR DEVICES - BOX

THE SHEAR APPARATUS DESCRIBED IS OF THE HARVARD SHEAR BOX TYPE, 2 1/2 IN. BY 3 1/2 IN., EQUIPPED WITH EITHER GRATINGS OR POROUS STONES. THE THICKNESS OF THE SAMPLE IS DETERMINED BY MEANS OF THE STRADDLE GAUGE AND THE AMES DIAL. VARIOUS DIRECT SHEAR TESTING DEVICES ARE DISCUSSED AND A TABLE IS PRESENTED ALONG WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF APPARATUS CONSTRUCTION.

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/18/18Part2-037.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 18, ParT II, PP 380-387, FIG, TAB. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Burmister, D M
  • Krynine, D P
  • Hogentogler, C A
  • Casagrande, A
  • Lehmann, H L
  • Woods, K B
  • Tschebotareff, G P
  • Hennes, R G
• Publication Date: 1939

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C. November 28-December 2, 1938. Part II: Soil Mechanics and Soil Stabilization
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 18
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Direct shear tests; Shear tests
• Old TRIS Terms: Direct shear apparatus; Shear apparatus
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00229846
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 2 1971 12:00AM