ABSTRACT
Example 8. 15 A normally consolidated clay was consolidated under a stress of 3150 Ib/ft2, then sheared undrained in axial compression. The principal stress difference at failure was 2100 Ib/ft2, and the induced pore pressure at failure was 18481b/ft2• Determine (a) the Mohr-Coulomb strength parameters, in terms of both total and effective stresses analytically. (b) compute ((11 1(13)f and ((1/11 (1/3).1' and (c) determine the theoretical angle of the failure plane in the specimen.
