Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305970939
Author: Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 12, Problem 12.15P

(a)

To determine

Find the angle of friction ϕ.

(b)

To determine

Find the angle such that failure plane makes with the major principal plane.

(c)

To determine

Find the normal stress (σf) at failure and the shear stress (τf) at failure.

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For a normally consolidated clay, these are the results of a drained triaxial test: confining pressure = 112 kPa deviator stress at failure = 175 kPaa) Find the angle of internal friction, ø’.b) Determine the angle θ that the failure plane makes with the major principal plane.c) Find the normal stress σ’ and the shear stress τf on the failure plane.d) Determine the effective normal stress on the plane of maximum shear stress.
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