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In a drained triaxial compression test, a sample of sand fails at deviator stress of 150kPa under confining pressure of 50 kPa . The angle of internal friction (in degree, round off to the nearest integer) of the sample, is

In a drained triaxial compression test, a sample of sand fails at deviator stress of 150kPa under confining pressure of 50 kPa . The angle of internal friction (in degree, round off to the nearest integer) of the sample, is

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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Chapter12: Shear Strength Of Soil

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 12.18P

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In a drained triaxial compression test, a
sample of sand fails at deviator stress of
150kPa under confining pressure of
со
50kPa . The angle of internal friction (in
degree, round off to the nearest integer)
of the sample, is

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