A saturated specimen of cohesionless sand was tested under drained conditions in a triaxial compression test apparatus and the sample failed at a deviator stress of 482 kN/m2 and the plane of failure made an angle of 60° with the horizontal. What would be the magnitude of the deviator stress in kPa at failure for identical specimen of sand if it is tested under a cell pressure of 200 kPa? a. 200 b. 241 c. 400 d. 600
A saturated specimen of cohesionless sand was tested under drained conditions in a triaxial compression test apparatus and the sample failed at a deviator stress of 482 kN/m2 and the plane of failure made an angle of 60° with the horizontal. What would be the magnitude of the deviator stress in kPa at failure for identical specimen of sand if it is tested under a cell pressure of 200 kPa? a. 200 b. 241 c. 400 d. 600
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A saturated specimen of cohesionless sand was tested under drained conditions in a triaxial compression test apparatus and the sample failed at a deviator stress of 482 kN/m2 and the plane of failure made an angle of 60° with the horizontal. What would be the magnitude of the deviator stress in kPa at failure for identical specimen of sand if it is tested under a cell pressure of 200 kPa?
a. 200 b. 241 c. 400 d. 600
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