Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because

It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control
Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible
Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform
None of these

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The total discharge from two wells situated near to each other is

greater than the sum of the discharges from individual wells
sum of the discharges from individual wells
less than the sum of the discharges from individual wells
equal to larger of the two discharges from individual wells

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Coefficient of earth pressure at rest is

greater than active earth pressure but less than passive earth pressure
greater than both the active earth pressure and passive earth pressure
less than both the active and passive earth pressures
less than active earth pressure but greater than passive earth pressure

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
The average coefficient of permeability of natural deposits

Is always same in both directions
Parallel to stratification may or may not be greater than that perpendicular to stratification
Parallel to stratification is always less than that perpendicular to stratification
Parallel to stratification is always greater than that perpendicular to stratification

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
In a triaxial compression test when drainage is allowed during the first stage (i. e. application of cell pressure) only and not during the second stage (i.e. application of deviator stress at constant cell pressure), the test is known as

unconsolidated drained test
consolidated undrained test
unconsolidated undrained test
consolidated drained test

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