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.
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.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F4f8f2f4a-6016-4cb4-abfd-689c496f0fd1%2Fe565d23d-36c5-452b-b164-1a24068ce592%2F5619hkr_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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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