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Civil Engineering Soil Mechanics Experiments

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Direct Shear Test

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1. The direct shear test is ideally suitable for conducting drained tests on which of the following?

a: Cohesive soils Explanation

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b: Cohesion less soils Explanation

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c: Clayey soils Explanation

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d: Any soil Explanation

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2. The failure plane in direct shear test is ____.

a: Vertical Explanation

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b: Inclined Explanation

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c: Horizontal Explanation

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d: None of the above Explanation

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3. Direct shear test is also called as ____.

a: Box shear test Explanation

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b: Vane shear test Explanation

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c: Triaxial shear test Explanation

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d: None of the above Explanation

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4. Which of the following is the coulomb equation for shear strength under drained condition?

a: S = C + σ * tanθ Explanation

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b: S = C - σ * tanθ Explanation

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c: S = C + (σ - u) * tanθ Explanation

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d: S = C - (σ - u) * tanθ Explanation

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5. The shear strength of a soil is a function of ____.

a: Cohesion Explanation

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b: Angle of internal friction Explanation

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c: Normal stress Explanation

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d: All of the above Explanation

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