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A triaxial test conducted on cohesionless soil gives the following results:
Deviator stress at failure = 410kPa
The angle of shearing resistance = 32 degrees
Determine the following:
a. Confining pressure in kPa
b. Shear stress at failure plane in kPa
c. Angle that the failure plane makes with the principal plane (degrees)
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