25: Shear strength parameters of N.C. clay sample are: Ø = 15°, 6 = 30° a- In a CU test on the same soil the confining pressure is (150) kN/m². Find the deviator stress at failure. b- In a slow direct shear test, the normal stress is 100 kN/m². Find the shear stress at failure. c- In an unconfined compression test, the unconfined shear strength (cu) is 50 kN/m². Find the pore water pressure at failure (assume ć= 0)
25: Shear strength parameters of N.C. clay sample are: Ø = 15°, 6 = 30° a- In a CU test on the same soil the confining pressure is (150) kN/m². Find the deviator stress at failure. b- In a slow direct shear test, the normal stress is 100 kN/m². Find the shear stress at failure. c- In an unconfined compression test, the unconfined shear strength (cu) is 50 kN/m². Find the pore water pressure at failure (assume ć= 0)
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![25: Shear strength parameters of N.C. clay sample are: Ø = 15°, 6 = 30°
a- In a CU test on the same soil the confining pressure is (150) kN/m². Find the deviator
stress at failure.
b- In a slow direct shear test, the normal stress is 100 kN/m². Find the shear stress at
failure.
c- In an unconfined compression test, the unconfined shear strength (cu) is 50 kN/m².
Find the pore water pressure at failure (assume ć= 0)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F5062036f-ff55-42a8-88f1-1d3c8a1e782d%2F4fe2a30c-999b-4d23-b2de-b439bfea3636%2F9dk8leo_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:25: Shear strength parameters of N.C. clay sample are: Ø = 15°, 6 = 30°
a- In a CU test on the same soil the confining pressure is (150) kN/m². Find the deviator
stress at failure.
b- In a slow direct shear test, the normal stress is 100 kN/m². Find the shear stress at
failure.
c- In an unconfined compression test, the unconfined shear strength (cu) is 50 kN/m².
Find the pore water pressure at failure (assume ć= 0)
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