Two identical specimens of soft saturated normally consolidated clay were consolidated to 150 kPa in a triaxial

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Two identical specimens of soft saturated normally consolidated clay were consolidated to 150 kPa in a triaxial apparatus. One specimen was sheared drained, and the principal stress difference at failure was 300 kPa. The other specimen was sheared un-drained, and the principal stress difference at failure was 200 kPa. Determine

(a) ∅' and ∅ total;

(b) U f in the un-drained specimen;

(c) Af in the un-drained specimen;

(d) The theoretical angle of failure planes for both specimens.?

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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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