Question: 4 . A site is underlain by two soil layers over bedrock. The unit weights of the top ( sand ) layer are 1 9

4. A site is underlain by two soil layers over bedrock. The unit weights of the top (sand) layer are 19 and 21 kN/m3 and the layer is 6 meters thick. The unit weights of the bottom (clay) layer are 20 and 22 kN/m3, and the layer is 8 meters thick. The water table is located 2 meters below the ground surface. The lateral stress ratio of the sand layer is 0.4 and that of the clay layer is 0.5. Point A is located at a depth of 10m. Determine the magnitudes of the effective stress and the shear stress at point A, on a plane oriented 12 degrees clockwise from the horizontal plane. Important: you must use a compass to draw the Mohr Circle

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