Steel plates with mass of 1500 g each were stacked on top of a 75 mm diameter and 150 mm high clay specimen, as shown in Figure P2.22. If the undrained shear strength of the specimen is 45.0 kN/m², how many plates can be stacked before the specimen fails? What is the consistency term for this clay?

Figure P2.22.

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Steel plate Clay specimen