triaxial test
GATE Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering - Soil Mechanics - Shear Strength · 2018-2025
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All concepts →The results of a consolidated drained triaxial test on a normally consolidated clay are shown in the figure. The angle of internal friction is
In the context of shear strength of soil, which of the following statements is/are CORRECT?
In the context of shear strength of soil, which of the following statements is/are CORRECT?
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/...
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...
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...
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/...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The most appropriate triaxial test to assess the long-term stability of an excavated clay slope is
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...