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Chapter2: Loads On Structures
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moist sand
cloy
mpermcade by er

Transcribed Image Text:For the ligure shown. Determine the normal stress (
) kpa and shear stress (
) kpa at failure of the soil
element taken at the bottom of clay layer. Assume that shear stress parallel to the planes of soil clement is G0 KPa and effective horizontal
stress is 0.8 times the effective vertical stress at the bottom of the clay layer. The angle of plane of failure is 30 degrees.
Sol layer
Void ratio
Specific gravity
Degree of saturation (%)
Thickness (m)
Dry sand
05
2 65
Moist sand
0.6
2 70
50
clay
07
2.75
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