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A dry loose sand is tested in a vacuum triaxial test in which the pore air pressure of the...

A dry loose sand is tested in a vacuum triaxial test in which the pore air pressure of the specimen is lowered below gage pressure to within about 95% of -1 atm. Estimate the principal stress difference and the major principal stress ratio at failure.

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