The maximum load acted on the soil specimen is limited because a highly deformed soil sample is not suitable for further testings. For instance, soft samples like clay display large failure strain and hence it may be not considered acceptable for multi-stage trial axial tests.
Moreover, multi-stage trial axial tests may not be suitable for residual coils whose cohesion is established based on the remaining rock strength mass. At the stage of shearing, part of cohesion may be destroyed and it is irrecoverable in other stages of triaxial tests.
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