A cohesive soil has a total stress at failure of 800 kPa, angle of friction of 36* and a deviator stress of 600 kPa. Which of the following most nearly gives the confining pressure? a. 300 kPa b. 200 kPa C. 400 kPa d. 150 kPa Which of the following most nearly gives the cohesion of the soil? a. 23.11 kPa b. 15.32 kPa 10.23 kPa C. d. 7.55 kPa Which of the following most nearly gives the shearing stress at the failure plane? 242.70 kPa 230.21 kPa C. 210.78 kPa d. 305.23 kPa a. b.
A cohesive soil has a total stress at failure of 800 kPa, angle of friction of 36* and a deviator stress of 600 kPa. Which of the following most nearly gives the confining pressure? a. 300 kPa b. 200 kPa C. 400 kPa d. 150 kPa Which of the following most nearly gives the cohesion of the soil? a. 23.11 kPa b. 15.32 kPa 10.23 kPa C. d. 7.55 kPa Which of the following most nearly gives the shearing stress at the failure plane? 242.70 kPa 230.21 kPa C. 210.78 kPa d. 305.23 kPa a. b.
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Transcribed Image Text:A cohesive soil has a total stress at failure of 800 kPa, angle of friction of 36* and a deviator stress of 600 kPa.
Which of the following most nearly gives the confining pressure?
a. 300 kPa
b.
200 kPa
C.
400 kPa
d. 150 kPa
Which of the following most nearly gives the cohesion of the soil?
a. 23.11 kPa
b. 15.32 kPa
10.23 kPa
C.
d. 7.55 kPa
Which of the following most nearly gives the shearing stress at the failure plane?
a.
242.70 kPa
b. 230.21 kPa
C.
210.78 kPa
d. 305.23 kPa
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