Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) An unconfined compression test is a special case of triaxial compression test
(B) An unconfined compression test is a special case of direct shear test
(C) The confining pressure is maximum during an unconfined compression test
(D) The cylindrical specimen of a soil is subjected to major principal stress till it fails due to
shearing along the plane of the failure
(A) An unconfined compression test is a special case of triaxial compression test
(B) An unconfined compression test is a special case of direct shear test
(C) The confining pressure is maximum during an unconfined compression test
(D) The cylindrical specimen of a soil is subjected to major principal stress till it fails due to
shearing along the plane of the failure