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The direct shear test suffers from the following disadvantage:
Options:
A .  Drain condition cannot be controlled
B .  Pore water pressure cannot be measured
C .  Shear stress on the failure plane is not uniform.
D .  The area under the shear and vertical loads does not remain constant throughout the test
Answer: Option C
Answer: (c).Shear stress on the failure plane is not uniform.

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