In a triaxial test on a cohesionless soil, the soil fails when the deviator stress is 320 KPa, and the angle of failure plane is 58 degrees with the horizontal. What is the confining pressure in KPa? a.) 215 b.) 245 c.) 205 d.)225 What is the shearing stress at failure in KPa? a.) 143.81 b.) 163.85 c.) 155.12 d.) 132.54 What is the normal stress at failure in KPa? a.) 257.63 b.) 294.85 c.) 278.52 d.) 321.47

In a triaxial test on a cohesionless soil, the soil fails when the deviator stress is 320 KPa, and the angle of failure plane is 58 degrees with the horizontal. What is the confining pressure in KPa? a.) 215 b.) 245 c.) 205 d.)225 What is the shearing stress at failure in KPa? a.) 143.81 b.) 163.85 c.) 155.12 d.) 132.54 What is the normal stress at failure in KPa? a.) 257.63 b.) 294.85 c.) 278.52 d.) 321.47

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