1.7 - Effective Stress Mohr’s Circles
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Practice Questions
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What is the main purpose of a triaxial test?
💡 Hint: Think about the type of test and how it's conducted.
Define effective stress.
💡 Hint: Consider the impact of water on soil strength.
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What does the Mohr-Coulomb failure envelope represent?
💡 Hint: Look at how soil strength is typically analyzed.
True or False: The effective stress increases as pore water pressure increases in saturated soils.
💡 Hint: Consider how water pressure interacts with soil stress.
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Given a pore water pressure of 30 kPa and a total stress of 80 kPa, calculate the effective stress. Discuss what this means for the soil's behavior.
💡 Hint: Remember the effective stress formula!
Consider a saturated clay with varying pore water pressures under one-dimensional loading. Illustrate using Mohr’s Circle how increased pore pressure could alter the failure envelope.
💡 Hint: Visual aid of Mohr's Circle will help understand the interactions!
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