Tensile shear test

[Wahab Khan]

Hi,
This is Abdul Wahab from Malaysia.
If anybody knows about tensile shear test kindly reply me with the suitable answer.
can we do tensile shear test for peat soil....??????

 

[Okiryu]

It is assumed that soils cannot resist tension. Or is this related to unsaturated soils (suction)?

 

[oldestguy]

If you would explain the circumstances, perhaps a suitable answer can be given. What sort of job? site info?