A. the denser the grid in the flow network, the smaller the hydraulic gradient B. two points on the same equipotential line, the pore water pressure is always the same C. the same flow network, any two adjacent equipotential line between the potential energy difference is equal D. The direction of the infiltration flow rate is the direction normal to the flow line 3. In the triaxial shear test, the test that keeps the pore pressure of the soil sample at zero throughout the process from the application of the circumferential pressure until the soil sample is damaged is ( ). A. Unconsolidated undrained test B. Consolidated drained test C. Solidification without drainage test D. Solidification fast shear test

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2. The following description is correct ( ).
A. the denser the grid in the flow network, the smaller the hydraulic gradient
B. two points on the same equipotential line, the pore water pressure is always the same
C. the same flow network, any two adjacent equipotential line between the potential energy difference is equal
D. The direction of the infiltration flow rate is the direction normal to the flow line

3. In the triaxial shear test, the test that keeps the pore pressure of the soil sample at zero throughout the process from the application of the circumferential pressure until the soil sample is damaged is ( ).
A. Unconsolidated undrained test B. Consolidated drained test
C. Solidification without drainage test D. Solidification fast shear test

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