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triaxial test

GATE Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering - Soil Mechanics - Shear Strength · 2018-2025

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2025 Q17

The results of a consolidated drained triaxial test on a normally consolidated clay are shown in the figure. The angle of internal friction is

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2025 Q47

In the context of shear strength of soil, which of the following statements is/are CORRECT?

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2025 PYQ

In the context of shear strength of soil, which of the following statements is/are CORRECT?

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2024 Q55

A drained triaxial test was conducted on a saturated sand specimen using a stress-path triaxial testing system. The specimen failed when the axial stress reached a value of 100 kN/...

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2024 Q55

A soil sample was consolidated at a cell pressure of 20 kPa and a back pressure of 10 kPa for 24 hours during a consolidated undrained (CU) triaxial test. The cell pressure was inc...

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2024 PYQ

A soil sample was consolidated at a cell pressure of 20 kPa and a back pressure of 10 kPa for 24 hours during a consolidated undrained (CU) triaxial test. The cell pressure was inc...

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2024 PYQ

A drained triaxial test was conducted on a saturated sand specimen using a stress-path triaxial testing system. The specimen failed when the axial stress reached a value of 100 kN/...

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2023 Q61

A consolidated drained (CD) triaxial test was carried out on a sand sample with the known effective shear strength parameters, c' = 0 and φ' = 30°. In the test, prior to the failur...

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2023 PYQ

A consolidated drained (CD) triaxial test was carried out on a sand sample with the known effective shear strength parameters, 𝑐′ = 0 and 𝜙′ = 30°. In the test, prior to the fail...

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2022 Q33

In a triaxial unconsolidated undrained (UU) test on a saturated clay sample, the cell pressure was 100 kPa. If the deviatoric stress at failure was 150 kPa, then the undrained shea...

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2022 Q40

Match the following in Column X with Column Y: Column X (P) In a triaxial compression test, with increase of axial strain in loose sand under drained shear condition, the volumetri...

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2022 PYQ

Match the following in Column X with Column Y : Column X Column Y P. In a triaxial compression test, with increase of axial strain in loose sand under drained shear condition. The...

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2022 PYQ

In a triaxial unconsolidated undrained (UU) test on a saturated clay sample, the cell pressure was 100 kPa. If the deviatoric stress at failure was 150 kPa, then the undrained shea...

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2021 Q10

The most appropriate triaxial test to assess the long-term stability of an excavated clay slope is

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2021 Q31

Based on drained triaxial shear tests on sands and clays, the representative variations of volumetric strain (ΔV/V) with the shear strain (γ) is shown in the figure. Choose the COR...

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2020 Q22

In a drained triaxial compression test, a sample of sand fails at deviator stress of 150 kPa under confining pressure of 50 kPa. The angle of internal friction (in degree, round of...

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2018 Q35

Following are the statements related to the stress paths in a triaxial testing of soils: P. If σ1 = σ3, the stress point lies at the origin of the p-q plot. Q. If σ1 = σ3, the stre...

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2018 Q45

A conventional drained triaxial compression test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay sample under an effective confining pressure of 200 kPa. The deviator stress at failu...

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2018 Q50

A consolidated undrained (CU) triaxial compression test is conducted on a normally consolidated clay at a confining pressure of 100 kPa. The deviator stress at failure is 80 kPa, a...

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