Question: Two soil samples were compressed to 1 5 0 kPa, then triaxially sheared to failure following CD stress path. One is saturated sample ( sample

Two soil samples were compressed to 150kPa, then triaxially sheared to failure following CD stress path. One is saturated sample (sample #1, suction =0) and the other is unsaturated sample (sample #2, suction =50 kPa). The following information has known from laboratory tests: Yield stress =150(kPa) Elastoplastic compression index =0.12 Elastic compression index =0.01 Poissons ratio =0.3, parameter =0.007(kPa-1); parameter =0.35 Friction angle =28(degree),=17(degree) Initial void ratio =1.25, Initial mean stress =150(kPa), Initial deviator stress =0 Please calculate the stress-strain curve (deviator stress versus deviator strain) and shear-volume change curve (volumetric strain and deviator strain) for above two samples when subjected to the triaxial CD stress path. (1) Plot the stress-strain curve (deviator stress versus deviator strain) for sample #1,(2) Plot the shear-volume change curve (volumetric strain and deviator strain) for sample #1,(3) Plot the stress-strain curve (deviator stress versus deviator strain) for sample #2, and (4) Plot the shear-volume change curve (volumetric strain and deviator strain) for sample #2.*Note: please use excel for calculation and plotting.

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