Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering Mcqs


Q.  In the triaxial compression test, the application of additional axial stress (i.e. deviator stress) on the soil specimen produces shear stress on__________________?

a. horizontal plane only
b. vertical plane only
c. both horizontal and vertical planes
d. all planes except horizontal and vertical planes


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