A consolidated drained tri-axial test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay. The results were as follows: 03= 300 kPa (confining pressure) Deviators stress = 300 kPa © Compute the angle of shearing resistance. Compute the angle that the failure plane makes with the major principal. stress. > Compute the shear stress on the failure plane.
A consolidated drained tri-axial test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay. The results were as follows: 03= 300 kPa (confining pressure) Deviators stress = 300 kPa © Compute the angle of shearing resistance. Compute the angle that the failure plane makes with the major principal. stress. > Compute the shear stress on the failure plane.
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![A consolidated drained tri-axial test was conducted on a normally consolidated
clay. The results were as follows:
03 = 300 kPa (confining pressure)
Deviators stress = 300 kPa
0 Compute the angle of shearing resistance.
Compute the angle that the failure plane makes with the major principal.
stress.
Compute the shear stress on the failure plane.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F6769e9eb-e5d7-493f-828e-186efef09cdb%2F9610874e-bacc-4bf2-ba07-3850086e5b39%2F5sfs2vj_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A consolidated drained tri-axial test was conducted on a normally consolidated
clay. The results were as follows:
03 = 300 kPa (confining pressure)
Deviators stress = 300 kPa
0 Compute the angle of shearing resistance.
Compute the angle that the failure plane makes with the major principal.
stress.
Compute the shear stress on the failure plane.
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