The vane shear test is used for the in-situ determination of the undrained strength of the intact fully saturated

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• The ratio of the undrained strength in the undrained state to the undrained strength, at the same water content, in the remoulded state, is called the sensivity of the clay. Its value for quick clays is
• The shear strength in plastic undrained clay, is due to
• For testing a saturated clay for shear strength, the test recommended, is
• For shear strength, triaxial shear test is suitable because
• A triaxial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because
• If the water content of a fully saturated soil mass is 100%, then the voids ratio of the sample is
• A fully saturated soil is said to be
• If drainage is permitted throughout the test, during the application of both normal, and shear stresses so that full consolidation occurs and no excess pore pressure is set up at any stage of the test, is known as
• The shear strength of a soil
• Shear strength of a soil is a unique function of