A cone penetration test result of a deposit of normally consolidated dry sand are given below. Estimate the drained friction angle of the sand using Kulhawy and Mayne's equation. The unit weight of the sand is 100 pcf. Depth Tip resistance of cone, qc ft 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 psi 300 600 800 1200 1400 1800

A cone penetration test result of a deposit of normally consolidated dry sand are given below. Estimate the drained friction angle of the sand using Kulhawy and Mayne's equation. The unit weight of the sand is 100 pcf. Depth Tip resistance of cone, qc ft 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 psi 300 600 800 1200 1400 1800

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A cone penetration test result of a deposit of normally consolidated dry sand are
given below. Estimate the drained friction angle of the sand using Kulhawy and
Mayne's equation. The unit weight of the sand is 100 pcf.
Depth
ft
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
45
38
42
40
Tip resistance of cone, qc
psi
300
600
800
1200
1400
1800

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