Solve this problem graphically and then analytically. A CU triaxial test was performed on a dense sand specimen at a confining pressure 03=40 kPa. The consolidated undrained friction angle of the sand is =39°, and the effective friction angle is o'=34°. Calculate: (a) the major principal stress at failure, o1r, (b) the minor and the major effective principal stresses at failure, oʻzf and oʻır, and (c) the excess pore water pressure at failure, (Aua)f.

Solve this problem graphically and then analytically. A CU triaxial test was performed on a dense sand specimen at a confining pressure 03=40 kPa. The consolidated undrained friction angle of the sand is =39°, and the effective friction angle is o'=34°. Calculate: (a) the major principal stress at failure, o1r, (b) the minor and the major effective principal stresses at failure, oʻzf and oʻır, and (c) the excess pore water pressure at failure, (Aua)f.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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