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drained shear test
A shear test on a clay sample after completed consolidation under normal load, carried out in drained conditions. The strengths given by drained tests are higher than those from undrained tests.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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