National Highways Authority of India

Client : National Highways Authority of India.

A.E. : S.A. Infrastrcuture Consultants Ltd.
EPC Contractor : EVRASCON-MKCIL (JV)

Construction of Four Lane Greenfield Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway from Junction with Ludhiana-Moga Road (NH-5) near Mullanpur Dhaka to junction with Jalandhar-
Moga Road (NH-703) near Kang Sahibu Village (Km 260+860 to Km 303+900) Pkg-9 on EPC mode Under Bharatmala Pariyojna in the state of Punjab.

DIRECT SHEAR STRESS

(IS 2720 Part-13 : 1986)

Sample No. : Sample Location 266+393 Lhs

Type of Material BA:112 Grid Reference : ---- Date Sampled : 30-01-2024
Method of Test : U.U Test Proving Ring Constant Kg/Div : 0.2616 Date Tested : 31-01-2024
Preparation of Test Specimen :

O.M.C. (%) (from Modified Proctors test) : 9.47 Wt.of wet sample Required(grams) MDD*(1+OMC/100)*V : 157.96
M.D.D. (g/cc) (from Modified Proctors test) : 1.873 Wt. of Dry Sand/Soil Required in case of U.U.Test (grams) : 144.30
Required Max. dry density gd (g/cc) (95% of MDD) : -- Wt. of Dry Sand/Soil taken (grams) 144.3
Volume of the mould / specimen (6x6x2.15) : 77.04 Volume of Water added (ml) : 13.7
Cross sectional Area -A (Cm )
2
: 36 Rate of Strain Applied (mm/minute) : 1.25

Test Observations :
2 2 2
Normal Stress(Kg/Cm ) =0.5 Normal Stress(Kg/Cm ) =1.0 Normal Stress (Kg/Cm ) =1.5
Horizontal Corrected Shear Load from Shear Load from Shear Load from Proving
Sl.No Displacement Area Shear
Proving Ring Shear Stress Proving Ring Ring Shear Stress
d (mm) Cm
2
2 Stress 2
Kg/Cm 2 Kg/Cm
Divisions Kg Divisions Kg Kg/Cm Divisions Kg

1 0.0 36.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0.2 35.76 4 1.05 0.029 4 1.05 0.029 8 2.09 0.059
3 0.4 35.52 8 2.09 0.059 9 2.35 0.066 15 3.92 0.110
4 0.6 35.28 11 2.88 0.082 13 3.40 0.096 22 5.76 0.163
5 0.8 35.04 14 3.66 0.105 18 4.71 0.134 29 7.59 0.217
6 1.0 34.80 17 4.45 0.128 22 5.76 0.165 37 9.68 0.278
7 1.2 34.56 22 5.76 0.167 27 7.06 0.204 45 11.77 0.341
8 1.4 34.32 21 5.49 0.160 32 8.37 0.244 52 13.60 0.396
9 1.6 34.08 37 9.68 0.284 59 15.43 0.453
10 1.8 33.84 43 11.25 0.332 66 17.27 0.510
11 2.0 33.60 42 10.99 0.327 73 19.10 0.568
12 2.2 33.36 81 21.19 0.635
13 2.4 33.12 90 23.54 0.711
14 2.6 32.88 99 25.90 0.788
15 2.8 32.64 98 25.64 0.785
16 3.0 32.40
17 3.2 32.16
18 3.4 31.92
19 3.6 31.68
20 3.8 31.44
21 4.0 31.20
22 4.2 30.96

y = 0.6211x - 0.1923
Max. Normal Stress
Sl.No 2 Max. Shear Stress (Kg/Cm )
2 Normal Stress Versus Shear Stress Graph
(Kg/Cm ) 1.5

1 0.50 0.167
Shear Stress (Kg/Sqcm)

2 1.00 0.332 1.0

3 1.50 0.788

Results From Graph 0.5

o
1 Angle of Internal Friction F 31.86

2
0.0
2 Cohession C Kg/Cm 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
Normal Stress (Kg/Sqcm)

Remarks:

EPC's Representative A.E.'s Representative