impractical was the wrong word, I apologize. I am really just trying to figure out what kind of difference the extra time makes, in particular, for overconsolidated cohesive samples. Is there literature stating a maximum time or should 50t50 or 12t90 always be used to determine strain rate?
has anyone ever challenged this topic for overconsolidated clays or bedrock samples? it seems impractical to run a direct shear test for over an hour on any sample, yet that is the time necessary when determining rate by consolidation data. Is there any publication proving time does or does...
