Geotechnical Engineering 9. A damp sand sample is subjected to direct shear testing at its normal...
Geotechnical Engineering
4. A dry sand sample is subjected to direct shear testing at its normal (in situ) water content. Tw performed on this sand. For one of the tests, the sample shears at a stress of 100 kPa when the norma is 150 kPa. In the second test, the sample shears at a stress of 200 kPa when the normal stress is 300 Determine the cohesion and the angle of internal friction of this sand sample b
A drained direct shear box test was performed on a sample of saturated sand. The normal effective stress of 467 kPa was constant throughout the test, and the initial sample dimenstions were 60 mm x 60 mm in plan x 30 mm deep. In the vicinity of peak shear stress, the data recorded were: (20 points) Shear Stress, τ (kPa) 42.5 43.1 42.8 Relative horizontal displacement x (mm) 0.30 0.40 0.80 Upward movement of the shear box cap y (mm)...
In a direct shear test on a sample of cohesionless sand, the vertical normal stress on the sample is 300 kPa and the horizontal shear stress at failure is 200 kPa. a) Assuming uniform stress distribution within the failure zone, determine the magnitude and direction of the principal stresses at failure. b) Explain if it is possible to determine the principal stresses in a direct shear sample for an applied horizontal shear stress which is not large enough to cause...
A triaxial shear test is performed on a well-drained sand sample. At failure, the normal stress on the failure plane was 6260 psf and the shear stress on the failure plane was 4175 psf. What is the angle of internal friction?
Q4:- A sand sample is tested in a direct shear device. The vertical normal stress on the sample is 300 kN/m². The horizontal shear stress at failure is equal to 210 kN/m² a. Compute the angle of internal friction for the sand and the magnitudes of the principal stresses at failure. b. During a consolidated drained triaxial test, a sample of the same sand failed at a principal stress difference of 130 kN/m². Determine the magnitudes of the principal stresses...
Problems 39 ist four major factors that influence the internal friction angle of cohesionless soils 7-2 Define soil sensitivity and thixotropy In a direct shear test on a loose sand, a shearing stress of 36.1 kPa was recorded 7-3 while the normal stress on the failure plane was 66.4 kPa. (a) What are the shear strength parameters, c', φ'? (b) Find the major and minor principal stresses at failure. (c) Determine the shear strength at a normal stress of 110.0...
soil mechanics
Q4:- A sand sample is tested in a direct shear device. The vertical normal stress on the sample is 300 kN/m². The horizontal shear stress at failure is equal to 210 kN/m². a. Compute the angle of internal friction for the sand and the magnitudes of the principal stresses at failure. b. During a consolidated drained triaxial test, a sample of the same sand failed at a principal stress difference of 130 kN/m². Determine the magnitudes of the...
2. (10 points) A sample of sand is sheared in the following manner. First an all around normal stresso 350 kPa is applied to the sample. Next a shear stress is applied to the horizontal pia while the normal stress remains constant. The shear stresses at failure are + 186 kPa. Ihe initial stress and stress condition at failure are shown below 350 kPa 350 kPa 186 kPa 350 kPa 350 kPa ー550 kPa 550 kPa 186 kPa 350 kPa...
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Q4:- A sand sample is tested in a direct shear device. The vertical normal stress on the sample is 300 kN/m². The horizontal shear stress at failure is equal to 210 kN/m² a. Compute the angle of internal friction for the sand and the magnitudes of the principal stresses at failure. b. During a consolidated drained triaxial test, a sample of the same sand failed at a principal stress difference of 130 kN/m² Determine...
geotechnical engineering
The soil profile at a site consists of a clay layer 10 m thick, sandwich between two sand layers. The top sand layer has a density of 1.9 Mg/m² and is 5 m thick. Below this layer is a 10 m thick clay layer with a saturated density of 1.8 Mg/m' and a saturated water content 42%. The deeper sand layer has a saturated density of 1.9 Mg/m² and extend to the depth investigated at the site. The...