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3. Triaxial tests were performed on clay samples on clay samples taken from the stratum shown below. C' =5 kPa, and o' = 30°, k=0.4 a. Find the clay shear strength at its mid-stratum, b. Find the effective and total stresses at the same level acting on a vertical face of a soil element. 1m Sand 5m Yon = 16 kN/m", Yur- 17 kN/m Clay 10 m OCR = 1.5 e-1.1, Y 18 kN/m', Bedrock

3. Triaxial tests were performed on clay samples on clay samples taken from the stratum shown below. C' =5 kPa, and o' = 30°, k=0.4 a. Find the clay shear strength at its mid-stratum, b. Find the effective and total stresses at the same level acting on a vertical face of a soil element. 1m Sand 5m Yon = 16 kN/m", Yur- 17 kN/m Clay 10 m OCR = 1.5 e-1.1, Y 18 kN/m', Bedrock

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3. Triaxial tests were performed on clay samples on clay samples taken from the stratum shown below. C' = 5 kPa, and o' = 30 °, k=0.4 a. Find the clay shear strength at its mid-stratum, b. Find the effective and total stresses at the same level acting on a vertical face of a soil element. 1m Sand 5m Yan 16 kN/m', Yar 17 kN/m Clay 10 m OCR = 1.5 e-1.1, Y 18 kN/m³, Bedrock
Transcribed Image Text:3. Triaxial tests were performed on clay samples on clay samples taken from the stratum shown below. C' = 5 kPa, and o' = 30 °, k=0.4 a. Find the clay shear strength at its mid-stratum, b. Find the effective and total stresses at the same level acting on a vertical face of a soil element. 1m Sand 5m Yan 16 kN/m', Yar 17 kN/m Clay 10 m OCR = 1.5 e-1.1, Y 18 kN/m³, Bedrock
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