2.) A series of direct shear test was performed on a soil sample. The data for the experiments are tabulated as follows: Specimen No. Normal Stress (kPa) Shearing Stress (kPa) 1 200 450 2 400 520 3 600 590 4 1000 730 a) Compute the cohesion of the soil. b) Compute the angle of internal friction.

2.) A series of direct shear test was performed on a soil sample. The data for the experiments are tabulated as follows: Specimen No. Normal Stress (kPa) Shearing Stress (kPa) 1 200 450 2 400 520 3 600 590 4 1000 730 a) Compute the cohesion of the soil. b) Compute the angle of internal friction.

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2.) A series of direct shear test was performed on a soil sample. The
data for the experiments are tabulated as follows:

Specimen No. Normal Stress (kPa) Shearing Stress (kPa)
1 200 450
2 400 520
3 600 590
4 1000 730

a) Compute the cohesion of the soil.
b) Compute the angle of internal friction.

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