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shear vane test vs ucs

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Kivi

Mining
May 29, 2005
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Is the value provided by a shear vane test corrolate to the ucs value? If so, how?

 
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Kivi,

Vane shear (peak value) provides undisturbed undrained shear strength (su). Unconfined compressive strength (qu) equals 2 * su.

Jeff


Jeffrey T. Donville, PE
TTL Associates, Inc.
 
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