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Principles of Foundation Engineering (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.18P

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To determine

Find the undrained shear strength of the clay.

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To determine

Find the corrected undrained shear strength of the clay for design purposes.

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