A trench was cut in a clay slope as shown in the figure. When the trench reached a depth of 3 m, the top portion of the clay suddenly failed. On investigating, the failure was observed to be a slip plane approximately parallel to the original slope. Clay Y- 17.5 kN/m' 3 m 36° The undrained shear strength (in kPa) of the clay will be.

A trench was cut in a clay slope as shown in the figure. When the trench reached a depth of 3 m, the top portion of the clay suddenly failed. On investigating, the failure was observed to be a slip plane approximately parallel to the original slope. Clay Y- 17.5 kN/m' 3 m 36° The undrained shear strength (in kPa) of the clay will be.

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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Chapter17: Subsoil Exploration

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Problem 17.11P

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