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12.11 A consolidated-drained triaxial test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay. The results were as follows: o3 = 250 kN/m? (Ao4)f = 275 kN/m? Determine: a. Angle of friction, o'

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A consolidated-drained triaxial test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay. The results were as follows: Determine: a. Angle of friction, f? b. Angle u that the failure plane makes with the major principal plane c. Normal stress, s?, and shear stress, tf , on the failure plane

12.11 A consolidated-drained triaxial test was conducted on a normally consolidated
clay. The results were as follows:
o3 = 250 kN/m?
(Ao4)f = 275 kN/m?
Determine:
a. Angle of friction, o'

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