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Discussion Forum : UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Section 24 (Q.No. 10)
10.
Consider the following statements relating to triaxial tests :
1. Change in length of the specimen in a triaxial shear test is required to be accounted for in the calculation of stresses at failure.
2. In 'Drained Triaxial Shear Test', drainage is permitted under a specified all-round pressure until consolidation is complete. The principal stress difference is then applied with no drainage being permitted.
3. Unconfined compression test is a special case of triaxial shear test.
Of these statements :
1. Change in length of the specimen in a triaxial shear test is required to be accounted for in the calculation of stresses at failure.
2. In 'Drained Triaxial Shear Test', drainage is permitted under a specified all-round pressure until consolidation is complete. The principal stress difference is then applied with no drainage being permitted.
3. Unconfined compression test is a special case of triaxial shear test.
Of these statements :
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