Definition of Direct shear test

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Direct shear test

The term 'Direct shear test' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' A shear test in which soil or rock under an applied normal load is stressed to failure by moving one section of the specimen container (shear box) relative to the other section'.

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