QUESTION # 1: Following data are given for a direct shear test conducted on dhy sand: • Specimen dimensions: 63 mm x 63 mm and 25 mm (height). • Normal stress: 105 kN/m2. • Shear force at failure: 300 N a)Determine the angle of friction, for a normal stress of 180 kN m². b)What shear force is required to cause failure?
QUESTION # 1: Following data are given for a direct shear test conducted on dhy sand: • Specimen dimensions: 63 mm x 63 mm and 25 mm (height). • Normal stress: 105 kN/m2. • Shear force at failure: 300 N a)Determine the angle of friction, for a normal stress of 180 kN m². b)What shear force is required to cause failure?
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Following data are given for a direct shear test conducted on dıy
sand:
• Specimen dimensions: 63 mm x 63 mm and 25 mm (height).
• Normal stress: 105 kN/m2.
• Shear force at failure: 300 N
a)Determine the angle of friction, for a nomal stress of 180
kN/in?.
b)What shear force is required to cause failure?
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