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The commonly used apparatus used for performing shear box test is ___________

(a) Shear-box apparatus

(b) Bishop’s pore pressure apparatus

(c) Tri axial shear test apparatus

(d) None of the mentioned

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My question is based upon Direct Shear Test topic in section Shear Strength of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Right option is (a) Shear-box apparatus

For explanation I would say: Shear-box test is the most commonly used apparatus for the direct shear test.

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