Triaxial un-drained tests were performed on clay samples taken from the stratum shown below. kN The tests were taken with pore water pressure measurements, and c'= 20 and ф%3D 24° m 4 m WT sandy gravel n = 0.30 kN Y DRP = 16 H= 13 m m clay H,= 7 m KN y =17.6 m Impermeable rock (a) Find the clay shear strength at its mid-stratum, and (b) Find the effective and total stresses at the same level acting on a vertical face of a soil element.
Triaxial un-drained tests were performed on clay samples taken from the stratum shown below. kN The tests were taken with pore water pressure measurements, and c'= 20 and ф%3D 24° m 4 m WT sandy gravel n = 0.30 kN Y DRP = 16 H= 13 m m clay H,= 7 m KN y =17.6 m Impermeable rock (a) Find the clay shear strength at its mid-stratum, and (b) Find the effective and total stresses at the same level acting on a vertical face of a soil element.
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