Another sample of the same sand tested in Problem 11.30 (consolidated non-hydrostatically, with 1 = 15 kPa
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(a) Draw the Mohr circles for both initial and "at failure" conditions.
(b) What will be the major and minor principal stresses 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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