A CD axial compression triaxial test on a normally consolidated clay failed along a clearly defined failure

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A CD axial compression triaxial test on a normally consolidated clay failed along a clearly defined failure plane of 54°. The cell pressure during the test was 220 kPa. Estimate ∅', the maximum principal stress ratio and the principal stress difference at 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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