The effective normal stresses acting on the horizontal and vertical planes in a silty gravel soil are

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The effective normal stresses acting on the horizontal and vertical planes in a silty gravel soil are 1.77 MPa and 2.95 MPa, respectively. The shear stress on these planes is ±0.59 MPa. For these conditions, what are the magnitude and direction of the principal stresses? Is this a state of failure?

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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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