(a) List the limitations of the shear box test.
(b) List the advantages of the triaxial test.
(c) Give 4 civil engineering project examples where the shear box will be the preferred test over the triaxial.
(a) List 3 advantages of the direct shear apparatus.
(b) List 3 disadvantages of the direct shear apparatus.
(c) List 4 advantages of the tri-axial apparatus.
i. Explain the use of the triaxial test.
ii. List the advantages and disadvantages of this test.
111. Differentiate between the 3 principal types of triaxial tests indicating their respective shear strength parameters and the stage during construction when each type of test is suitable.