Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305970939
Author: Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 12, Problem 12.1CTP
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Draw the stress paths for each test in the pq space and also establish the failure line going through the origin and connecting the failure points.

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Find the combinations of confining pressure and deviator stress applied to the triaxial specimen at O, P, and A in order to follows the stress path O-P-A.

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