Q2. An embankment is being built of a soil whose effective stress shear strength parameter c' and ' are 100 KN/m² and 20°. Unit weight of soil is 17 KN/m³. Pore pressure parameters are A= 0.6 and B= 0.8. height of embankment has just been raised from 5 to 8 m. determine the shear strength of soil at base of embankment. It can be assumed that lateral pressure at any point is half the vertical pressure.

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Q2. An embankment is being built of a soil whose effective stress shear
strength parameter c' and ' are 100 KN/m² and 20°. Unit weight of soil is 17
KN/m³. Pore pressure parameters are A= 0.6 and B=0.8. height of
embankment has just been raised from 5 to 8 m. determine the shear strength
of soil at base of embankment. It can be assumed that lateral pressure at any
point is half the vertical pressure.
Transcribed Image Text:Q2. An embankment is being built of a soil whose effective stress shear strength parameter c' and ' are 100 KN/m² and 20°. Unit weight of soil is 17 KN/m³. Pore pressure parameters are A= 0.6 and B=0.8. height of embankment has just been raised from 5 to 8 m. determine the shear strength of soil at base of embankment. It can be assumed that lateral pressure at any point is half the vertical pressure.
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