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Consolidated$-$drained triaxial tests were carried out on three saturated specimens of clay, each having a length of $76mm$ and diameter of $38mm.$ A proving ring constant of $10\mathrm{.}5\frac{N}{d}iv$ was used. The following data was recorded:

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$\backslash$table$[[\backslash$table$[[$Specimen$],[$No$.]],\backslash$table$[[$Cell pressure$],[($kPa$)]],\backslash$table$[[$Dial gauge reading$],[$at failure $($div$)]],\backslash$table$[[$Length at$],[$failure $)]],\backslash$table$[[$Volume$],[$change $)]]],[1,150,53\mathrm{.}81,7\mathrm{.}22,5\mathrm{.}25{10}^{-6}$