SITUATION: The angle of friction of a compacted dry sand is 37°. In a direct shear test on the sand, a normal stress of 150 kN/m2 was applied. The size of the specimen was 50mm x 50mm x 30mm (height). Compute the shearing stress 113.03 kPa 122.35 kPa 94.67 kPa 103.54 kPa

SITUATION: The angle of friction of a compacted dry sand is 37°. In a direct shear test on the sand, a normal stress of 150 kN/m2 was applied. The size of the specimen was 50mm x 50mm x 30mm (height). Compute the shearing stress 113.03 kPa 122.35 kPa 94.67 kPa 103.54 kPa

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Chapter12: Shear Strength Of Soil

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SITUATION: The angle of friction of a compacted dry sand is 37°. In a direct shear test on the
sand, a normal stress of 150 kN/m2 was applied. The size of the specimen was 50mm x 50mm
x 30mm (height).
Compute the shearing stress
113.03 kPa
122.35 kPa
94.67 kPa
103.54 kPa

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