A soil has an unconfined compressive strength of 1.20 kg/cm2. In a tri axial compression test, a specimen of the same soil is subjected to a chamber pressure of 0.40 kg/cm2, failed at an additional stress of 1.60 kg/cm2. The cohesion of the soil in kg/cm2 is most likely: a. 0.713          c. 0.424 b. 0.531          d. 0.633

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A soil has an unconfined
compressive strength of 1.20 kg/cm2. In a tri
axial compression test, a specimen of the
same soil is subjected to a chamber pressure
of 0.40 kg/cm2, failed at an additional stress
of 1.60 kg/cm2. The cohesion of the soil in
kg/cm2 is most likely:

a. 0.713          c. 0.424
b. 0.531          d. 0.633

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