For a normally consolidated insensitive clay angle of friction_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 angle of friction_CU for this soil. a. 10 b. 12 c. 14 d. 18
For a normally consolidated insensitive clay angle of friction_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 angle of friction_CU for this soil. a. 10 b. 12 c. 14 d. 18
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For a normally consolidated insensitive clay angle of friction_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 angle of friction_CU for this soil.
a. 10
b. 12
c. 14
d. 18
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