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Geological Engineering · Q26

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Engineering and GATE · Geological Engineering · question 26

Q26

Pressuremeter test measures:

A.
Soil consolidation
B.
Soil color
C.
In-situ lateral stress and modulus
Answer
D.
Soil chemical composition

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The pressuremeter test measures in-situ horizontal stress, modulus of elasticity, and strength of soil and weak rock by expanding a probe laterally.
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