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Chapter 12, Problem 12.21P
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Find the deviator stress and pore water pressure at failure and write about the behavior of loose sand.
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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?
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A consolidated-drained triaxial test is carried out on a sand specimen that is subjected to 80 kN/m? confining
pressure. The vertical deviator stress was increased slowly such that there is no built-up of pore water pressure
within the specimen. The specimen failed when the addition axial stress reached 240 kN/m?. Find the friction
angle of the sand. If another identical sand specimen was subjected to 150 kN/m? confining pressure, what
would be the deviator stress at failure.
The angle of friction of a compacted dry sand is 37 degrees. In a direct shear test on the sand, anormal stress of 150 kN/m^2 was applied. The size of the specimen was 50mmx50mx30mm(height)
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a. Compute the shearing stress
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b. What shear force will cause shear failure?
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c. Determine the shear stress at a depth of 3m if the void ratio of the soil is 0.60. Gs Of sand is 2.70
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Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 12 - Prob. 12.1PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.2PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.3PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.4PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.5PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.6PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.7PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.8PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.9PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.10P
Ch. 12 - Prob. 12.11PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.12PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.13PCh. 12 - Following are the results of...Ch. 12 - Prob. 12.15PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.16PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.17PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.18PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.19PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.20PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.21PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.22PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.23PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.24PCh. 12 - Prob. 12.1CTP
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