A N.C. clay was found to have -26°. The soil was tested under different types of riaxial compression tests with a constant cell pressure of (200) kPa in all tests. - Determine the deviator stress at failure in CU-test, pore pressure at failure is (50) kPa. b- In CU-test, pore pressure at failure is (50) kPa, find the shear strength parameters in terms of total stresses. c- In UU-test, the deviator stress at failure is (148) kPa, find pore pressure at failure. d- In CD-test, find the shear stresses at failure plane.
A N.C. clay was found to have -26°. The soil was tested under different types of riaxial compression tests with a constant cell pressure of (200) kPa in all tests. - Determine the deviator stress at failure in CU-test, pore pressure at failure is (50) kPa. b- In CU-test, pore pressure at failure is (50) kPa, find the shear strength parameters in terms of total stresses. c- In UU-test, the deviator stress at failure is (148) kPa, find pore pressure at failure. d- In CD-test, find the shear stresses at failure plane.
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