An unconfined compression test is performed on a dense silt. Previous drained triaxial tests on similar samples
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An unconfined compression test is performed on a dense silt. Previous drained triaxial tests on similar samples of the silt gave ∅' = 32o. If the unconfined compressive strength was 420 kPa, estimate the height of capillary rise in this soil above the ground water table. (Hint: Find the effective confining pressure acting on the specimen. Draw elements similar to Fig. 12.40.)
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An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering
ISBN: 978-0132496346
2nd edition
Authors: Robert D. Holtz, William D. Kovacs, Thomas C. Sheahan
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