A direct shear test is conducted on a 60 mm X 60 mm over- consolidated clay specimen. The loading was very slow, ensuring that there is no pore water pressure development within the specimen (i.e., drained loading). The following data were recorded. Normal Shear Joad load (N) (N) (kN/m?) (kN/m?) 178 102 49.4 28.3 362 174 100.6 48.3 537 256 149.2 71.1 719 332 199.7 92.2 Determine the shear strength parameters c'and o'.
A direct shear test is conducted on a 60 mm X 60 mm over- consolidated clay specimen. The loading was very slow, ensuring that there is no pore water pressure development within the specimen (i.e., drained loading). The following data were recorded. Normal Shear Joad load (N) (N) (kN/m?) (kN/m?) 178 102 49.4 28.3 362 174 100.6 48.3 537 256 149.2 71.1 719 332 199.7 92.2 Determine the shear strength parameters c'and o'.
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A direct shear test is conducted on a 60 mm X 60 mm overconsolidated
clay specimen. The loading was very slow,
ensuring that there is no pore water pressure development
within the specimen (i.e., drained loading). The following
data were recorded.
Transcribed Image Text:A direct shear test is conducted on a 60 mm X 60 mm over-
consolidated clay specimen. The loading was very slow,
ensuring that there is no pore water pressure development
within the specimen (i.e., drained loading). The following
data were recorded.
Normal
Shear
Joad
load
(N)
(N)
(kN/m?)
(kN/m?)
178
102
49.4
28.3
362
174
100.6
48.3
537
256
149.2
71.1
719
332
199.7
92.2
Determine the shear strength parameters c'and o'.
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