SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1981
STP28779S

Limitations of Direct Simple Shear Test Devices

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The Direct Simple Shear (DSS) test devices have a major fundamental defect which has been recognized for over 40 years. In this paper, the limitations of the DSS test are emphasized by test results obtained on a highly sensitive and brittle clay of Eastern Canada. The DSS devices are no real improvement over the direct shear devices and the value of the triaxial test is far superior.

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La Rochelle, P
Laval University, Quebec, Canada
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Developed by Committee: D18
Pages: 653–658
DOI: 10.1520/STP28779S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4806-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0789-2