A soil element and its Mohr's circle of stress are shown in the figure below. Using the Mohr circle and the pole method, determine: (a) Major and minor principal stresses; (b) Normal and shear stresses on plane AB.
A soil element and its Mohr's circle of stress are shown in the figure below. Using the Mohr circle and the pole method, determine: (a) Major and minor principal stresses; (b) Normal and shear stresses on plane AB.
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Transcribed Image Text:A soil element and its Mohr's circle of stress are shown in the figure below. Using the Mohr circle
and the pole method, determine: (a) Major and minor principal stresses; (b) Normal and shear
stresses on plane AB.
25 kN/m2
6 kN/m2
B.
15 kN/m2
58°
6 kN/m2
to
7
6.
4
-4
-5
-6
-7
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Normal Stress, kPa
Shear Stress, kPa
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