Question: Two identical soil specimen 4 cm diameter, 8 cm height are tested in a triaxial shear test under undrained condition. The 1 st specimen failed

Two identical soil specimen 4 cm diameter, 8 cm height are tested in a triaxial shear test under undrained condition. The 1st specimen failed at an axial load of 720 N under the cell pressure of 100kpa. The 2nd specimen failed at an axial load of 915 N under a cell pressure of 200 kpa. The 1st sample is shortened by 0.8 cm, at failure point. 2nd sample is shortened by 0.1 cm. calculate the shear strength of soil.

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