A sample of soil failed in a triaxial test under a deviator stress of 200 kN/m² when the confining pressure was 100 kN/m². For the sample, if the

Question

A sample of soil failed in a triaxial test under a deviator stress of 200 kN/m² when the confining
pressure was 100 kN/m². For the sample, if the confining pressure had been 200 kN/m², what would have been the deviator stress at failure? Assume c = 0.

600 kN/m²

Solution

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