1.6 - Total Stress Mohr’s Circles
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What is the purpose of a triaxial test?
💡 Hint: Think about how soil behaves under pressure.
Name the three types of triaxial tests.
💡 Hint: They refer to how the soil is allowed to manage pore water.
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What does a triaxial test aim to determine?
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True or False: The effective stress is calculated by subtracting pore pressure from total stress.
💡 Hint: Remember the effective stress formula.
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Given a soil with a cohesion of 5 kPa and an angle of internal friction of 30 degrees, calculate the shear strength at a total normal stress of 100 kPa using the Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion.
💡 Hint: Don't forget to convert the angle to radians if using a calculator that requires it.
Discuss the impact of different pore water pressures on effective stress during a consolidated-undrained test.
💡 Hint: Think about how water affects soil structure and strength.
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