a. For the soil element shown in the figure, the magnitudes of the stresses are kN kN Oz = 70 kN Oy = 265 Try = 75 0 = 32°, draw Mohr's circle to determine • Normal and shear stresses on plane BD • Magnitude of Principal Stresses • Maximum shear stress and draw angle of maximum shear stress on the soil element shown

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a. For the soil element shown in the figure, the magnitudes of the stresses are
kN
kN
Ox = 70
KN
Oy = 265
Try = 75
0 = 32°, draw Mohr's circle to
m2'
determine
• Normal and shear stresses on plane BD
• Magnitude of Principal Stresses
• Maximum shear stress and draw angle of maximum shear stress on the
soil element shown
b. If the soil element shown in above figure was extracted 17m below the ground
surface with y = 15, C = 1000 Pa and Ø = 22°, whether the soil will be
kN
safe against shear failure?
Oy
Tyx
Txy
Ox
Txy
B.
A
Tyx
Transcribed Image Text:a. For the soil element shown in the figure, the magnitudes of the stresses are kN kN Ox = 70 KN Oy = 265 Try = 75 0 = 32°, draw Mohr's circle to m2' determine • Normal and shear stresses on plane BD • Magnitude of Principal Stresses • Maximum shear stress and draw angle of maximum shear stress on the soil element shown b. If the soil element shown in above figure was extracted 17m below the ground surface with y = 15, C = 1000 Pa and Ø = 22°, whether the soil will be kN safe against shear failure? Oy Tyx Txy Ox Txy B. A Tyx
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