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2 A granular soil is subjected to a minor principal stress of 200 kN/m². If
the angle of internal friction is 30°, determine the inclination of the plane of
failure with respect to the direction of the major principal stress. What are
the stresses on the plane of failure and the maximum shear stress induced?
3 An embankment consists of clay fill for which c' 25 kN/m2 and o =
27° (from consolidatedundrained tests with pore-pressure measurement).
The average bulk unit-weight of the fill is 2 Mg/m'. Estimate the shear-
strength of the material on a horizontal plane at a point 20 m below the
surface of the embankment, if the pore pressure at this point is 180 kN/m²
as shown by a piezometer.
10.24 A road embankment is being placed across a shallow section of a bay. The existing profile
consists of 1 m of water over a 5-m thick normally consolidated clay soil which overlies a
very dense and stiff gravelly sand. A consolidation test on the clay generated the follow-
ing results: C = 0.21, e0 = 1.21. The embankment material is expected to be place at a
unit weight of 18.1 kN/m³. Determine the thickness of the embankment such that the final
elevation of the embankment is 2 m above the water level. This will require an iterative
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It is known that the angle of internal friction for the soil comprising a granular deposit is 37°. At one depth in the deposit, the lateral pressure is 45 kPa, and this is considered the value of the minor principal stress. Use the Mohr’s circle analysis to determine the maximum verticalp ressure (major principal stress) that can be applied (i.e. the vertical pressure for incipient shear)
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