drained triaxial test on a normally consolidated clay showed that the failure plane makes an angle of 58° with the horizontal. If the sample was tested with a chamber confining pressure of 103.5 kN/m^2, what was the major principal stress at failure?

drained triaxial test on a normally consolidated clay showed that the failure plane makes an angle of 58° with the horizontal. If the sample was tested with a chamber confining pressure of 103.5 kN/m^2, what was the major principal stress at failure?

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305970939

Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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Chapter12: Shear Strength Of Soil

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 12.9P

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Test for Determination of Shear Strength

The term shear strength is often associated with the soil. Shear strength is defined as the resistance to the deformation of soil particles due to the continuous action of shear stress. In short, shear strength is the maximum shear stress that a soil can sustain.

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