12. Complete this problem. Drained direct shear testswere conducted on three specimens of soil, eachwith a different effective stress: 39 kPa, 29 kPa, and59 kPa. The data are shown on the right.6050Use Excel to plot the critical state Mohr-Coulomb failure envelope, anda.40b.Determine the critical state strengthparameters of the soil.305 2010134.Shear displacement (mm)Shear stress (kPa)

Effective stress: σ1=39 kpaσ2=29 kpaσ3=59 kpa

12. Complete this problem. Drained direct shear tests were conducted on three specimens of soil, each with a different effective stress: 39 kPa, 29 kPa, and 59 kPa. The data are shown on the right. 60 50 YO o 0 0 O 0 O a. Use Excel to plot the critical state Mohr- Coulomb failure envelope, and b. Determine the critical state strength parameters of the soil. 40 30 20 10 1 3 4 Shear displacement (mm) Shear stress (kPa)

12. Complete this problem. Drained direct shear tests were conducted on three specimens of soil, each with a different effective stress: 39 kPa, 29 kPa, and 59 kPa. The data are shown on the right. 60 50 YO o 0 0 O 0 O a. Use Excel to plot the critical state Mohr- Coulomb failure envelope, and b. Determine the critical state strength parameters of the soil. 40 30 20 10 1 3 4 Shear displacement (mm) Shear stress (kPa)

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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