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

Given,Uncomfined compressive strength,qu=1.2 kg/cm2Chamber pressure,σ3=0.4 kg/cm2Additional stress,…

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

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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