You have been given the following set of data from a soil-geotextile friction test:   Normal stress (kPa) Peak shear strength (kPa) Residual shear strength (kPa) 17 20.2 13 35 31 22 70 52 39.5 140 94 74.5   (a) Plot the Mohr-Coulomb failure envelope (x-axis=normal stress; y-axis=shear stress) (b) Determine the peak friction angle,  and the residual friction angle, . (c) Determine the peak adhesion and the residual adhesion. (d) Calculate the fabric efficiency based on a soil friction angle of  = 35-degrees using the peak friction angle.   **HINT: the equation for efficiency of soil friction angle mobilization is:

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  1. You have been given the following set of data from a soil-geotextile friction test:

 

Normal stress (kPa)

Peak shear strength (kPa)

Residual shear strength (kPa)

17

20.2

13

35

31

22

70

52

39.5

140

94

74.5

 

(a) Plot the Mohr-Coulomb failure envelope (x-axis=normal stress; y-axis=shear stress)

(b) Determine the peak friction angle,  and the residual friction angle, .

(c) Determine the peak adhesion and the residual adhesion.

(d) Calculate the fabric efficiency based on a soil friction angle of  = 35-degrees using the peak friction angle.

 

**HINT: the equation for efficiency of soil friction angle mobilization is:

 

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