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The direct shear test suffers from the following disadvantage:
Drain condition cannot be controlled
Pore water pressure cannot be measured
Shear stress on the failure plane is not uniform.
The area under the shear and vertical loads does not remain constant throughout the test
All the above.
Correct Answer:
Shear stress on the failure plane is not uniform.
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