Computer · Soil Mechanics
The direct shear test suffers from which of the following significant disadvantages?
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- 1The cross-sectional area under the shear and vertical loads changes during the test✓
- 2Shear stress on the failure plane cannot be determined
- 3Pore water pressure cannot be measured easily
- 4Drainage conditions cannot be controlled at all
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The cross-sectional area under the shear and vertical loads changes during the test
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