The Use of the Direct Shear Testing Machine in Foundation Engineering Practice

Frederick Converse

doi:10.1520/STP47726S

SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1953

STP47726S

The Use of the Direct Shear Testing Machine in Foundation Engineering Practice

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The time element is frequently an important consideration in the practice of foundation engineering. Where the foundation soils are irregularly bedded and variable in character, many tests are needed, and the direct shear testing machine becomes a valuable tool for the determination of the variations in soil strength, because of the speed with which tests can be made. In order to insure accuracy, it is important that the design of the testing machine and the method of test be definitely established. It is urged that the development of such a standard be undertaken by the American Society for Testing Materials.

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Converse, Frederick, J.

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif.

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Developed by Committee: D18

Pages: 75–87

DOI: 10.1520/STP47726S

ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-6990-6

ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-6517-5

The Use of the Direct Shear Testing Machine in Foundation Engineering Practice

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