For a normally consolidated insensitive clay 0_CD= 30°. Deviator stress at failure of the same soil is 250 kN/m2 in CU test. If Skempton's A-parameter at failure is 0.62, find out the confining pressure during the consolidation state. a 280 b. 260 c. 270 d. 250
For a normally consolidated insensitive clay 0_CD= 30°. Deviator stress at failure of the same soil is 250 kN/m2 in CU test. If Skempton's A-parameter at failure is 0.62, find out the confining pressure during the consolidation state. a 280 b. 260 c. 270 d. 250
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For a normally consolidated insensitive clay 0_CD= 30°. Deviator stress at failure of the same soil is 250 kN/m2 in CU test. If Skempton's A-parameter at failure is 0.62, find out the confining pressure during the consolidation state.
a 280
b. 260
c. 270
d. 250
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