Laboratory results on a soil have shown that its unconfined compressive strength is 1.2 kg/cm2. In a triaxial compression test a specimen of the soil when subjected to a chamber pressure of 0.4 kg/cm² failed at an additional stress of 1.6 kg/cm². Estimate the shearing strength of the same soil along a horizontal plane at a depth of 4m in a deposit. The ground water table is at a depth of 2.5m from the ground level. Take dry unit weight of soil as 1.7 gm/cc and specific gravity as 2.7

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Laboratory results on a soil have shown that its unconfined compressive strength
is 1.2 kg/cm2. In a triaxial compression test a specimen of the soil when
subjected to a chamber pressure of 0.4 kg/cm² failed at an additional stress
of 1.6 kg/cm2. Estimate the shearing strength of the same soil along a horizontal
plane at a depth of 4m in a deposit. The ground water table is at a depth of 2.5m
from the ground level. Take dry unit weight of soil as 1.7 gm/cc and specific gravity as 2.7
Transcribed Image Text:Laboratory results on a soil have shown that its unconfined compressive strength is 1.2 kg/cm2. In a triaxial compression test a specimen of the soil when subjected to a chamber pressure of 0.4 kg/cm² failed at an additional stress of 1.6 kg/cm2. Estimate the shearing strength of the same soil along a horizontal plane at a depth of 4m in a deposit. The ground water table is at a depth of 2.5m from the ground level. Take dry unit weight of soil as 1.7 gm/cc and specific gravity as 2.7
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