SIXTH GEOTECHNIQUE SYMPOSIUM IN PRINT. THE ENGINEERING APPLICATION OF DIRECT AND SIMPLE SHEAR TESTING

This is a discussion of the paper which was published in Geotechnique volume 38, no. 1 (1988). This is the concluding contribution of the discussion. It notes that direct shear tests are carried out with boundary conditions which are intermediate in type, and, in consequence, precise data interpretation is difficult. The most reliable way to evaluate direct shear data is to compare them with good quality plane strain data from an apparatus in which known boundary stresses are applied uniformly to the sample. The simplicity of the symmetrical conditions advocated by Jewell and Wroth is appealing and the lower shearing resistance measured may be appropriate to many field situations.

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  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Arthur, JRF
  • Dunstan, T
• Publication Date: 1988-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 651-652
• Serial:
  • GEOTECHNIQUE
  • Volume: 38
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Thomas Telford Limited
  • ISSN: 0016-8505

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Boundary value problems; Conferences; Direct shear tests; Shear strength; Strain (Mechanics)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Boundary conditions; Plane strain
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00479643
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1989 12:00AM