An intact rock sample was subjected to triaxial testing, and the results of the tests are given below. When repeating the test at 15.0 MPa confinement, the jacket punctured, and the pore pressure built up to a value equal to the confining pressure during the test. What would be the peak axial stress?

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An intact rock sample was subjected to triaxial testing, and the results of the tests are given below. When repeating the test at 15.0 MPa
confinement, the jacket punctured, and the pore pressure built up to a value equal to the confining pressure during the test. What would be the
peak axial stress?
Confining pressure
Axial stress at failure
[MPa]
[MPa]
03 (MPa)
а1 (MPa)
0.0
74.0
5.0
85.0
10.0
95.0
15.0
115.0
O a. 94.5 MPa
O b. 105.0 MPa
O c. 115.0 MPa
O d. 92.0 MPa
O e. 89.0 MPa
Transcribed Image Text:An intact rock sample was subjected to triaxial testing, and the results of the tests are given below. When repeating the test at 15.0 MPa confinement, the jacket punctured, and the pore pressure built up to a value equal to the confining pressure during the test. What would be the peak axial stress? Confining pressure Axial stress at failure [MPa] [MPa] 03 (MPa) а1 (MPa) 0.0 74.0 5.0 85.0 10.0 95.0 15.0 115.0 O a. 94.5 MPa O b. 105.0 MPa O c. 115.0 MPa O d. 92.0 MPa O e. 89.0 MPa
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