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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
Define shear strength in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about the sliding or shearing forces acting on the soil.
Question 2
Easy
What are the two main components of shear strength?
💡 Hint: One deals with sticking and the other with sliding.
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Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What is shear strength?
- A measure of soil density
- The capacity to resist sliding
- The weight of the soil
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when forces try to make the soil slide.
Question 2
True or False: Frictional resistance is a stress-independent property.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Remember the role of stress in friction.
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Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
A saturated slope has a cohesion of 10 kPa and a normal stress of 30 kPa. Calculate the expected shear strength.
💡 Hint: Don't forget to convert the angle to radians if needed.
Question 2
In a landslide scenario, analyze how decreasing cohesion affects the slope safety factor given a normal stress of 20 kPa.
💡 Hint: Evaluate how lower cohesion shifts the stability balance.
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