A saturated specimen of cohesionless sand was tested under drained conditions in a triaxial compression test apparatus and the sample failed at a deviator stress of 482 kN/m2 and the plane of failure made an angle of 60° with the horizontal. Find the magnitude of the principal minor stress in kPa at failure for identical specimen of sand if it is tested under a cell pressure of 200 kPa. a.600 b.241 c.723 d.200

A saturated specimen of cohesionless sand was tested under drained conditions in a triaxial compression test apparatus and the sample failed at a deviator stress of 482 kN/m2 and the plane of failure made an angle of 60° with the horizontal. Find the magnitude of the principal minor stress in kPa at failure for identical specimen of sand if it is tested under a cell pressure of 200 kPa. a.600 b.241 c.723 d.200

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

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Chapter10: Shear Strength Of Soil

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