Problem 3: A vane shear test was conducted on a soft clay. The vane was 112 mm in height and 70 mm in diameter. It was pressed and fully penetrated into the clay with an applied torque, T. The test gave a result of corrected undrained shear strength of 34.65 kPa with a liquid limit of the soil equal to 60 and a plastic limit of 25. Determine the following: a) the torque T applied b) the unconfined compressive strength of clay c) the unconfined compression strength of clay in the remolded state if the soil sample has a sensitivity of 3.5.

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Test for Determination of Shear Strength

The term shear strength is often associated with the soil. Shear strength is defined as the resistance to the deformation of soil particles due to the continuous action of shear stress. In short, shear strength is the maximum shear stress that a soil can sustain.