A triaxial test is performed on a cohesionless soil. The soil failed under the following conditions: confining pressure = 250 kPa; deviator stress = 450 kPa. Evaluate the following: a. The angle of shearing resistance of the soil b. The shearing stress at the failure plane c. The normal stress at the failure plane
A triaxial test is performed on a cohesionless soil. The soil failed under the following conditions: confining pressure = 250 kPa; deviator stress = 450 kPa. Evaluate the following: a. The angle of shearing resistance of the soil b. The shearing stress at the failure plane c. The normal stress at the failure plane
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![A triaxial test is performed on a cohesionless soil. The soil failed under the
following conditions: confining pressure = 250 kPa; deviator stress = 450
kPa. Evaluate the following:
a. The angle of shearing resistance of the soil
b. The shearing stress at the failure plane
c. The normal stress at the failure plane](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F36e13833-0859-4b50-a9b1-c4bb58c2455a%2Fc51ae4bc-2d99-4ae2-a8e7-15e0c94e055a%2Fuk6z63_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A triaxial test is performed on a cohesionless soil. The soil failed under the
following conditions: confining pressure = 250 kPa; deviator stress = 450
kPa. Evaluate the following:
a. The angle of shearing resistance of the soil
b. The shearing stress at the failure plane
c. The normal stress at the failure plane
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