In a tri –axial test of a silty soil, the sample failed at normal stress of 475 kPa and a shear stress of 350 kPa. 1. Which of the following gives the angle of internal friction?  a. 36.4 degrees b. 46.3 degrees c. 39.3 degrees d. 26.3 degrees 2. Find the angle that the failure plane makes with the x-axis. a. 36.3 degrees b. 63.2 degrees c. 69.3 degrees

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In a tri –axial test of a silty soil, the sample failed at normal stress of 475 kPa and a shear stress of 350 kPa.
1. Which of the following gives the angle of internal friction? 
a. 36.4 degrees
b. 46.3 degrees
c. 39.3 degrees
d. 26.3 degrees
2. Find the angle that the failure plane makes with the x-axis.
a. 36.3 degrees
b. 63.2 degrees
c. 69.3 degrees
d. 76.3 degrees
3. Find the maximum failure stress. 
a. 1280.72 kPa
b. 1210.72 kPa
c. 1169.41 kPa
d. 1250.72 kPa

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