In a drained triaxial compression testconducted on dry sand, failure occurredwhenthedeviatorstresswas218 kN/m? at a confining pressure of61 kN/m². What is the effective angleof shearing resistance and the inclinationof failure plane to major principal plane?

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In a drained triaxial compression test conducted on dry sand, failure occurred when the deviator stress was 218 kN/m? at a confining pressure of 61 kN/m?. What is the effective angle of shearing resistance and the inclination of failure plane to major principal plane?

In a drained triaxial compression test conducted on dry sand, failure occurred when the deviator stress was 218 kN/m? at a confining pressure of 61 kN/m?. What is the effective angle of shearing resistance and the inclination of failure plane to major principal plane?

Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter15: Braced Cuts

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Problem 15.5P

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In a drained triaxial compression test
conducted on dry sand, failure occurred
when
the
deviator
stress
was
218 kN/m? at a confining pressure of
61 kN/m². What is the effective angle
of shearing resistance and the inclination
of failure plane to major principal plane?

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