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Triaxial compression test is used to find __________ of soil.(a) Compressive strength(b) Permeability(c) Specific gravity(d) Shear strengthThis question was posed to me in exam.Query is from Geotechnical Engineering in section Other Major Topics in Civil Engineering of Basic Civil Engineering |
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Answer» CORRECT option is (d) Shear strength Easy explanation: There are 4 METHODS available to measure shear strength of soil – DIRECT shear, triaxial compression, unconfined compression and VANE shear test. Triaxial compression test is the most ACCURATE one. |
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