Computer · Soil Mechanics
A dry sand specimen failed in a triaxial test when the major and minor principal stresses were respectively 900 kN/m2 and 250 kN/m2. If the same specimen is tested in a direct shear test under a normal stress of 100 kN/m2, the shear stress at failure will be equal to:
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- 165.0 kN/m2
- 255.0 kN/m2
- 357.5 kN/m2
- 468.5 kN/m2✓
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68.5 kN/m2
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