A consolidated undrained triaxial test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay. Following are the results of the test: • Cell or Chamber pressure = 200+X kN/m? • Deviator stress at failure = 300+X kN/m? X = 13 a) Determine the consolidated undrained friction angle b) What is the pore water pressure developed in the clay specimen at the end of stage 1 of the test (i.e. consolidation)? c) What is the angle e that the failure plane makes with major principal plane? d) Determine the normal stress and shear stress on the failure plane
A consolidated undrained triaxial test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay. Following are the results of the test: • Cell or Chamber pressure = 200+X kN/m? • Deviator stress at failure = 300+X kN/m? X = 13 a) Determine the consolidated undrained friction angle b) What is the pore water pressure developed in the clay specimen at the end of stage 1 of the test (i.e. consolidation)? c) What is the angle e that the failure plane makes with major principal plane? d) Determine the normal stress and shear stress on the failure plane
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Transcribed Image Text:A consolidated undrained triaxial test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay.
Following are the results of the test:
• Cell or Chamber pressure = 200+X kN/m?
• Deviator stress at failure = 300+X kN/m?
X = 13
a) Determine the consolidated undrained friction angle
b) What is the pore water pressure developed in the clay specimen at the end of
stage 1 of the test (i.e. consolidation)?
c) What is the angle 0 that the failure plane makes with major principal plane?
d) Determine the normal stress and shear stress on the failure plane
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