Question: Q 2 . The stresses on a failure plan in a Consolidated Drained test on a sand are as under: Normal stress, ' = 1

Q2. The stresses on a failure plan in a Consolidated Drained test on a sand are as under:
Normal stress, '=100kPa
Shear stress, =40kPa
a. Draw the Mohr's circle and the Mohr-Coulomb failure envelope.
b. Determine the internal friction angle and the angle which the failure plane makes with the major principal plane. (Use both graphical and analytical method).
c. Determine the major and the minor principal stresses (Use both graphical and analytical method).
Q 2 . The stresses on a failure plan in a

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