in a drained triangle test on consolidated clay the stress and angle area as follows deviator stress is 20 lb/ in ^2 and friction angle is 21 degree calculate the effective confining pressure at failure

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in a drained triangle test on consolidated clay the stress and angle area as follows deviator stress is 20 lb/ in ^2 and friction angle is 21 degree calculate the effective confining pressure at failure

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