Practice Shear Strength Parameters - 1.5 | 13. Triaxial Tests | Geotechnical Engineering - Vol 2
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1.5 - Shear Strength Parameters

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Question 1

Easy

What does a triaxial test help determine?

💡 Hint: Think about the contribution of the test to soil mechanics.

Question 2

Easy

Name the three types of triaxial tests.

💡 Hint: Recall the drainage conditions for each test.

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Question 1

What are the three categories of triaxial tests?

  • 1. Unconsolidated-Drained
  • Consolidated-Drained
  • Consolidated-Undrained
  • 2. Consolidated-Drained
  • Consolidated-Undrained
  • Unconsolidated-Undrained
  • 3. Consolidated-Undrained
  • Unconsolidated
  • Eroded-Drained

💡 Hint: Recall the tests and conditions discussed.

Question 2

The effective stress is defined as which of the following: σ' = σ - u?

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about how we calculate effective stress.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

A saturated clay sample is subjected to a consolidated-undrained test, yielding a total stress of 200 kPa with a pore water pressure of 75 kPa. Compute the effective stress and discuss its implications for soil stability.

💡 Hint: Remember the effective stress equation.

Question 2

If a horizontal Mohr’s circle in an unconsolidated-undrained test demonstrates a horizontal tangent line, explain what this implies about the shear strength under varying confining pressures.

💡 Hint: Consider what happens to pore water pressure in saturation.

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