Q: A consolidated-drained tri-axial test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay. Theresults are as following: confining stress, G3 = 150 kN/m² and deviator stress, (Aod)t = 150kN/m². i) Determine angle of friction, q; ii) Determine angle 0 that the failure plane makeswith the major principal plane; iii) Find the normal stress and the shear stress ty on the failureplane; and iv) Determine the effective normal stress on the plane of maximum shear stress.Express your results in two decimal places.

Confining stress Deviator stress It is required to determine the major principal stress.

Q: A consolidated-drained tri-axial test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay. The results are as following: confining stress, G3 = 150 kN/m² and deviator stress, (Aod)t = 150 kN/m². i) Determine angle of friction, p; ii) Determine angle 9 that the failure plane makes with the major principal plane; iii) Find the normal stress and the shear stress ty on the failure plane; and iv) Determine the effective normal stress on the plane of maximum shear stress. Express your results in two decimal places.

Q: A consolidated-drained tri-axial test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay. The results are as following: confining stress, G3 = 150 kN/m² and deviator stress, (Aod)t = 150 kN/m². i) Determine angle of friction, p; ii) Determine angle 9 that the failure plane makes with the major principal plane; iii) Find the normal stress and the shear stress ty on the failure plane; and iv) Determine the effective normal stress on the plane of maximum shear stress. Express your results in two decimal places.

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Q: A consolidated-drained tri-axial test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay. The
results are as following: confining stress, G3 = 150 kN/m² and deviator stress, (Aod)t = 150
kN/m². i) Determine angle of friction, q; ii) Determine angle 0 that the failure plane makes
with the major principal plane; iii) Find the normal stress and the shear stress ty on the failure
plane; and iv) Determine the effective normal stress on the plane of maximum shear stress.
Express your results in two decimal places.

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