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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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SITUATION 14: After conducting a tri-axial test on a sand sample, the normal and shearing stresses on the
failure plane at failure were found to be 400 kPa and 350 kPa respectively.
48. Which of the following gives the angle of shearing resistance?
a. 38.79
b. 41.19
c. 48.81
d. 53.9
49. Which of the following most nearly gives the angle of failure plane measured from the major principal
plane?
a. 69.41
b. 64.40
c. 71.99
d. 65.59
50. Which of the following most nearly gives the major principal stress?
a. 1331.51 Kpa
b. 1414.58 Kpa
c. 1130.37 Kpa
d. 1171.32 Kp

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