Shear Strength of Soil The following are the results of two consolidated-drained triaxial tests on a clay: Test I: 03 = 140 kN /m²; 0,(railure) = 368 kN /m² Test II: 03 = 286 kN /m²; 0,(falare) = 701 kN/m² Determine the shear strength parameters; that is, c' and '. (Enter your answers to three significant figures.) kN /m? 3.

Shear Strength of Soil The following are the results of two consolidated-drained triaxial tests on a clay: Test I: 03 = 140 kN /m²; 0,(railure) = 368 kN /m² Test II: 03 = 286 kN /m²; 0,(falare) = 701 kN/m² Determine the shear strength parameters; that is, c' and '. (Enter your answers to three significant figures.) kN /m? 3.

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