Question: A soil sample ( dry sand ) has been tested using the 'direct shear box test' to find its shear strength parameters. The applied vertical

A soil sample (dry sand) has been tested using the 'direct shear box test' to find its shear strength parameters. The applied vertical (normal) stress was 191.5kNm2. The shear failure happened at a shear stress measured as 119.7kNm2. Find the shear strength parameters. Also, determine the shear stress at which another sample of the same soil will fail if the applied vertical load is 370N(dimensions of the sample are 50.8mm**50.8mm
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