Determine a. Angle of friction, o' b. Angle 0 that the failure plane makes with the major principal plane c. Find the normal stress o' and the shear stress tfon the failure plane d. Determine the effective normal stress on the plane of maximum shear stress
Determine a. Angle of friction, o' b. Angle 0 that the failure plane makes with the major principal plane c. Find the normal stress o' and the shear stress tfon the failure plane d. Determine the effective normal stress on the plane of maximum shear stress
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Transcribed Image Text:A consolidated-drained tri-axial test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay. The results are as
follows:
03 = 276 kN/m?
(Aoa)f = 276 kN/m²
Determine
a. Angle of friction, o'
b. Angle 0 that the failure plane makes with the major principal plane
c. Find the normal stress o' and the shear stress tf on the failure plane
d. Determine the effective normal stress on the plane of maximum shear stress
of
Effective stress failure envelope
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B
of
20
276 kN/m2
A
oj = 552 kN/m²
Normal stress
Shear stress
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