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Chapter 12, Problem 12.16P
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Find the shear strength parameters of the soil.
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A sand sample in a triaxial test have the following stresses:
Cell Pressure
25kpa
34kpa
Axial Stress
33kpa
55kpa
Pore Water pressure
12kpa
10kpa
a. Compute the drained angle of internal friction.
b. Determine the cohesion of the soil
c. Find the angle of failure in shear
A sample of dry sand is subjected to a triaxial test. The
angle of internal friction is 36°. If the cell pressure is 180
kN/m2, at what value of deviator stress will the soil fail?
Include fbd.
A series of previous tests has established that the ultimate effective friction angle
of a NC clayey soil is 19.2°.
If a CD test is now performed on this soil with a cell pressure of 105 kPa, what
would be deviator stress at failure?
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Ch. 12 - Prob. 12.1PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.2PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.3PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.4PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.5PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.6PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.7PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.8PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.9PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.10P
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