The total horizontal and vertical stresses at apoint X in a saturated sandy medium are 170kPa and 300 kPa, respectively. The staticpore-water pressure is 30 kPa. At failure, theexcess pore water pressure is measured to be94.50 kPa, and the shear stresses on thevertical and horizontal planes passing throughthe point X is zero. Effective cohesion is 0 kPaand effective angle of internal friction is 36°.The shear strength (kPa, up to two decimalplaces) at point X is

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The total horizontal and vertical stresses at a point X in a saturated sandy medium are 170

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