Q. For a tri-axial shear test conducted on a sand specimen at a confining pressure of 100kN/m² under drained conditions, resulted in a deviator stress ($₁−$3) at failure of 100kN/m². The angle of shearing resistance of the soil would be

Q. For a tri-axial shear test conducted on a sand specimen at a confining pressure of 100kN/m² under drained conditions, resulted in a deviator stress ($₁−$3) at failure of 100kN/m². The angle of shearing resistance of the soil would be

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For a tri-axial shear test conducted on a
sand specimen at a confining pressure
of 100kN/m² under drained conditions,
resulted in a deviator stress (₁-3)
at failure of 100kN/m². The angle of
shearing resistance of the soil would be

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