Mohr Circle - At a point in the ground, a soil experiences a vertical effective stress of 3000 psf and a horizontal effective stress of 1000 psf. The shear stress on the horizontal plane is 100 psf. If the effective stress friction angle is ϕ'=36 degrees, is the soil at a state of failure?

Q: 8. Calculate the active lateral stress ratio of a soil with a friction angle of 41 degrees.

A: Friction angle (Φ) = 41° Determine the active lateral stress ratio of the soil.

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Q: Mohr-Coulomb Criteria Q.15 The effective stress strength parameters of a soil are c = 10 kPa and p =…

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Q: The normal stresses acting on two orthogonal planes of a soil sample are 250 kN/m2 and 110 kN/m2 a.…

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Q: At one point in a soil mass, the minor principal stress is 1,000 psf. What is themaximum value…

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Q: The diagram below shows a multi-layered soil, write an expression for the stress at each layer and…

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Q: IV. A soil element is shown in Figure 3. (use equations) 130 kN/m² 35kN/m² 30⁰ 60 kN/m² 10 11. 12 +…

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Q: A soil has c′ = 5 kPa and f′ = 32°. The effective stress at a point in the soil is 125 kPa. Com-pute…

A: Solution Given Data c'=5 kPaf'=320σ'=125 kPa

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Q: In a tri-axial test for a normally consolidated soil, the deviator stress is equal to 700 kPa and…

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Q: From the given soil formation of the soil with the following properties is shown in the figure.…

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Q: My soil has the following profile with depth: 0-10 ft  gammat = 115 pcf        10-30 ft gammasat =…

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Q: A square footing supporting a column applies a uniform pressure of 100 kPa on top of a deep clay…

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Q: The effective stress strength parameters of soil are c'= 10 kPa and p = 30°, then shear strength on…

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Q: 0,-50 kPa Exy-50 kPa D 10 O-150 kPa Ty=50 kPa B

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Q: the angle of internal frictional of a cohesive soil which was tested using tria-axial shear…

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Q: A ground profile consists of 2m silty sand underlain by 3m of clay. The ground water table is 3m…

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Q: A soil sample is subjected to major principal stress of 2 kg/cm² and minor principal stress of 1.1…

A: Given that :- Major principal stress = σ1=2 kg/cm2 Minor principal stress = σ3=1.1 kg/cm2 θ = 30°…

Q: 11. The effective stress friction angle of a saturated, cohesionless soil is 38°. The ratio of shear…

A: Given- Angle of internal friction ϕ=38oIt  is needed to find the ratio of shear stress to normal…

Q: During a triaxial test, the porewater pressure at failure is 80 kPa. If the total normal stress is…

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Q: in a drained triangle test on consolidated clay the stress and angle area as follows deviator stress…

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Q: 1.A dry sand is known to have an angle of internal friction of 29. A triaxial test is planned, where…

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Q: A soil specimen is subjected to a tri – axial test. The soil specimen is cohesionless. If the shear…

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Q: soil particle is found to be subjected to a maximum stress of 14.6KN/m2 and a minimum stress of -…

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Q: At one point in a soil mass, the minor principal stress is 74 kPa. What is the maximum value…

A: We will use the formula of mohr circle to solve this question. We will relate the maximum shear…