A desert site is underlain by an uncemented, unbounded, dry sand with friction angle = 34 degrees and Ko = 0.5. A point in the sand ("point A") is under a vertical effective stress of 60 kPa. Calculate the maximum horizontal stress that the soil can sustain at point A. Express your answer in kPa

A desert site is underlain by an uncemented, unbounded, dry sand with friction angle = 34 degrees and Ko = 0.5. A point in the sand ("point A") is under a vertical effective stress of 60 kPa. Calculate the maximum horizontal stress that the soil can sustain at point A. Express your answer in kPa

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A desert site is underlain by an uncemented, unbounded, dry sand with friction angle
= 34 degrees and Ko = 0.5. A point in the sand ("point A") is under a vertical effective
stress of 60 kPa. Calculate the maximum horizontal stress that the soil can sustain at
point A. Express your answer in kPa

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