What is the natural period of a layered soil with medium gravel of depth 40m? Is it safe to build a multi-storey building with fundamental period of vibration equal to 1.5 seconds, as that displayed in the figure below, on a site with the above soil type? Is this site more suitable for a particular type of structure shown below? T=1.5 secs T=4.5 secs T=0.2 secs V-780 m es T= ? H=40m

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Test for Determination of Shear Strength

The term shear strength is often associated with the soil. Shear strength is defined as the resistance to the deformation of soil particles due to the continuous action of shear stress. In short, shear strength is the maximum shear stress that a soil can sustain.