Consider the following limitations:

1. Can be performed only on purely cohesionless soils

2. Plane of failure is predetermined

3. There is virtually no control on drainage

4. Non-uniform distribution of stresses in the sample cannot be determined.

5. Principle stresses in the sample cannot be determined.

The limitation inherent in direct shear test include:

- 1
  
  1, 2 and 3
- 2
  
  1, 3 and 4
- 3
  
  3, 4 and 5
- 4
  
  1, 2 and 5

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