Computer · Geotechnical Engineering
A drained triaxial test was conducted on a saturated sand specimen using a stress-path triaxial testing system. The specimen failed when the axial stress reached a value of 100 kN/m2 from an initial confining pressure of 300 kN/m2. The angle of the shearing plane (in degrees) with respect to the horizontal is:
- 115°
- 245°
- 360°
- 430°✓
Correct answer
30°
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