Whats is a triaxial test and describe it?

Question

Whats is a triaxial test and describe it?

Answer 1

Its a soil test tht determines the shear strength to design slopes and other construction projects. Thsi helps to not make buildings that will crumple.

Answer 2

A solid is defined as a material that can support shear stress without moving. However, every solid has an upper limit to how much shear stress it can support. The triaxial tester is designed to measure that limit(specially in soils). The stress on the platens is increased until the material in the cylinder fails and forms sliding regions within itself, known as shear bands. A motion where a material is deformed under shear stress is known as shearing.

Answer 3

it is a kind of soil test to determine shear strength to design slopes and other construction projects.  you use a cylinder sample of the soil.  there is more, but that should get you going