A series of CU triaxial compression tests have been performed with pore pressure mea-surements on "identical" 2.50-in. diameter specimens of a clay. All of the specimens had aninitial height of 6.00 in. The test results were as follows:Test No. P₁ (lb)41.759.997.1123Conditions at Failure&t (%)5.56.96.803 (lb/in.²) u (lb/in.²)4.35.67.110.318.527.3Plot the total stress and effective stress Mohr circles at failure and draw the total stressand effective stress Mohr-Coulomb failure envelopes. Determine c' and ', and c andr. Express c' and cT in lb/ft².

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A series of CU triaxial compression tests have been performed with pore pressure mea- surements on "identical" 2.50-in. diameter specimens of a clay. All of the specimens had an initial height of 6.00 in. The test results were as follows: Test No. Pt (lb) 41.7 59.9 97.1 1 2 3 Conditions at Failure &t (%) 03 (lb/in.²) u (lb/in.²) 5.5 6.9 6.8 10.3 18.5 27.3 4.3 5.6 7.1 Plot the total stress and effective stress Mohr circles at failure and draw the total stress and effective stress Mohr-Coulomb failure envelopes. Determine c' and ', and CT and T. Express c' and cT in lb/ft².

A series of CU triaxial compression tests have been performed with pore pressure mea- surements on "identical" 2.50-in. diameter specimens of a clay. All of the specimens had an initial height of 6.00 in. The test results were as follows: Test No. Pt (lb) 41.7 59.9 97.1 1 2 3 Conditions at Failure &t (%) 03 (lb/in.²) u (lb/in.²) 5.5 6.9 6.8 10.3 18.5 27.3 4.3 5.6 7.1 Plot the total stress and effective stress Mohr circles at failure and draw the total stress and effective stress Mohr-Coulomb failure envelopes. Determine c' and ', and CT and T. Express c' and cT in lb/ft².

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