A dry cohesionless soil was tested in a tri-axial setup. If the angle of shearing resistance and confining pressure is 45° and 150 kN/m² respectively, then the deviator stress at failure of the sample will be kN/m?.
A dry cohesionless soil was tested in a tri-axial setup. If the angle of shearing resistance and confining pressure is 45° and 150 kN/m² respectively, then the deviator stress at failure of the sample will be kN/m?.
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Transcribed Image Text:A dry cohesionless soil was tested in a tri-axial
setup. If the angle of shearing resistance and
confining pressure is 45° and 150 kN/m²
respectively, then the deviator stress at failure
of the sample will be
kN/m?.
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