A triaxial test conducted on cohesionless soil gives the following results: Deviator stress at failure = 410kPa The angle of shearing resistance = 32 degrees Determine the following: a. Confining pressure in kPa b. Shear stress at failure plane in kPa c. Angle that the failure plane makes with the principal plane (degrees)

A triaxial test conducted on cohesionless soil gives the following results: Deviator stress at failure = 410kPa The angle of shearing resistance = 32 degrees Determine the following: a. Confining pressure in kPa b. Shear stress at failure plane in kPa c. Angle that the failure plane makes with the principal plane (degrees)

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