Manual de laboratorio para los ensayos de propiedades físicas y mecánicas de los suelos

Abstract

The current technical project was developed based on international standards: ASTM and AASHTO, used for the execution for each test. The test described in this manual, were developed in the laboratories of the “Universidad Politécnica Salesiana”, Sede Quito, “Campus Sur”, of which the necessary data were registered to subsequently process them properly, applying the different regulations that would give rise to the description of methodologies, processes and calculation examples, which would be illustrated by photographs to complement them. Additionally, spreadsheets for each laboratory will be attached. This manual attempts to standardize practical processes required, for the subjects of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical by pretending a way to conduct test directly related to soil characteristics and it´s behavior. Furthermore, it is aimed at easing the execution of each test performed by the student, in order to determinate physical and mechanical soil characteristics.