Triaxial un-drained tests were performed on clay samples taken from the stratum shown below. kN The tests were taken with pore water pressure measurements, and c'= 20 and ф%3D 24° m 4 m WT sandy gravel n = 0.30 kN Y DRP = 16 H= 13 m m clay H,= 7 m KN y =17.6 m Impermeable rock (a) Find the clay shear strength at its mid-stratum, and (b) Find the effective and total stresses at the same level acting on a vertical face of a soil element.
Triaxial un-drained tests were performed on clay samples taken from the stratum shown below. kN The tests were taken with pore water pressure measurements, and c'= 20 and ф%3D 24° m 4 m WT sandy gravel n = 0.30 kN Y DRP = 16 H= 13 m m clay H,= 7 m KN y =17.6 m Impermeable rock (a) Find the clay shear strength at its mid-stratum, and (b) Find the effective and total stresses at the same level acting on a vertical face of a soil element.
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Transcribed Image Text:Triaxial un-drained tests were performed on clay samples taken from the stratum shown below.
kN
The tests were taken with pore water pressure measurements, and c'= 20
and ф%3D 24°
m
4 m
WT
sandy gravel
n = 0.30
kN
Y DRP = 16
H= 13 m
m
clay
H,= 7 m
KN
y =17.6
m
Impermeable rock
(a) Find the clay shear strength at its mid-stratum, and
(b) Find the effective and total stresses at the same level acting on a vertical face of a soil element.
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