@EireChch: Did you use a consolidometer and a mold the same size of your soil cylindrical sample and then you extrude it and wrap it by the membrane ?
@LRJ :I think also the saturation stage of the triaxial test will take a very long time
@FireChch : Did you have to mix it with sand to speed up the consolidation ?
@fattdad : I am looking at the effects of temperature on the pore pressure and volumetric changes so I need to perform CD tests on Kaolin and maybe with some sand to make the consolidation faster.
I am trying to perform CD Triaxial tests on Kaolin clay. I assume the clay powder is to be mixed with water more than the liquid limit and sand can be added to make the saturation process faster. Can any one provide any information about the procedure to prepare an intact cylinder from a the...
