Shear Strentgh of the soil 2015 3)/ Three clay specimens, having small air-voids content were tested in a shear box under undrained conditionand the following observations were made:1Normal stress (kg/cm²)Shear stress at failure (kg/cm²)0.921.0131.12Find:1) The apparent cohesion and angle of shearing resistance of clay (cu, bu).2) The unconfined compressive strength (qu) of the clay.3) The normal and shear stress applied on failure plane of clay sample of unconfined compression test.

Given; σ1 =1 σ2=2 σ3 = 3 in (kg/cm2)τ1 = 0.9 τ2 = 1.01 τ3 = 1.12 in (kg/cm2)

3)/ Three clay specimens, having small air-voids content were tested in a shear box under undrained condition and the following observations were made: Normal stress (kg/cm²) Shear stress at failure (kg/cm²) 1 0.9 2 1.01 3 1.12 Find: 1) The apparent cohesion and angle of shearing resistance of clay (cu, bu). 2) The unconfined compressive strength (qu) of the clay. 3) The normal and shear stress applied on failure plane of clay sample of unconfined compression test.

3)/ Three clay specimens, having small air-voids content were tested in a shear box under undrained condition and the following observations were made: Normal stress (kg/cm²) Shear stress at failure (kg/cm²) 1 0.9 2 1.01 3 1.12 Find: 1) The apparent cohesion and angle of shearing resistance of clay (cu, bu). 2) The unconfined compressive strength (qu) of the clay. 3) The normal and shear stress applied on failure plane of clay sample of unconfined compression test.

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

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Chapter10: Shear Strength Of Soil

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Problem 10.18P

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