<p>Consolidated-undrained triaxial testing procedures were used to determine the fully softened shear strength of Eagle Ford Shale, which is a highly plastic clay found in central Texas. The measured secant friction angles of Eagle Ford Shale were also compared ...

<p>This paper is about a simpler design of cell for triaxial testing apparatus that was developed (Hoek and Franklin,1968), primarily to speed up the testing procedure.</p>