Principles of Foundation Engineering, SI Edition
Principles of Foundation Engineering, SI Edition
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ISBN: 9781305446298
Author: Braja M. Das
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Find the pore water pressure at failure (u).

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A sample of normally consolidated clay was subjected to a consolidated undrained triaxial compression test that was carried out until the specimen failed at a deviator stress of 50 kN/m2. The pore water pressure at failure was recorded to be 20 kN/m2 and confining pressure of 50 kN/m2 was used in the test. Determine the consolidated undrained friction angle.
7.2 A specimen of normally consolidated clay (= 28°) was consolidated under a chamber-confining pressure of 280 kN/m². For a drained test, by how much docs the axial stress have to be reduced to cause failure by axial extension? 1 7.3 A normally consolidated clay specimen (= 31°) was consolidated under a chamber-confining pressure of 132 kN/m². Failure of the specimen was caused by an added axial stress of 158.1 kN/m in an undrained condition. Determine &u, Af and the pore water pressure in the specimen at failure. >
A consolidated-undrained triaxial test was conducted on a dense sand with a confining pressure of 138 kN/m2. Results showed that ϕ′=24 deg and ϕ=31 deg. Determine the deviator stress and the pore water pressure at failure.
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