Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305635180
Author: Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Find the chamber confining pressure during the drained triaxial test.

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A triaxial shear test was performed on a well-drained sand sample. The normal stress on the failure plane and the shear stress on the failure plane, at failure were determined to be 6100 psf and 4600 psf, respectively. a. Determine the angle of internal friction of the sand? b. Determine the angle of the failure plane? c. Determine the maximum principal stress?   Please answer this asap. For upvote. Thank you very much
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