A cylinder of clayey soil fails under axial vertical stress of 20 t/m² when it is laterally unconfined. The failure plane makes an angle of 45° with the horizontal. The cohesion of the soil sample will be

A cylinder of clayey soil fails under axial vertical stress of 20 t/m² when it is laterally unconfined. The failure plane makes an angle of 45° with the horizontal. The cohesion of the soil sample will be

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

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Chapter10: Shear Strength Of Soil

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10.20P

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The failure plane makes an angle of 45° with the horizontal. The cohesion of the soil sample will
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