When an unconfined compression test was conducted on a cylindrical soil sample, it failed under an axial stress of 120 kN/m². The failure plane makes an angle of 50° with the horizontal. Determine the cohesion and the angle of internal friction of the soil.

When an unconfined compression test was conducted on a cylindrical soil sample, it failed under an axial stress of 120 kN/m². The failure plane makes an angle of 50° with the horizontal. Determine the cohesion and the angle of internal friction of the soil.

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781305970939

Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Chapter12: Shear Strength Of Soil

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 12.18P

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