Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 4 (Q.No. 47)

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

47.

The shear strength of a soil

increases with an increase in the normal stress

is proportional to the cohesion of the soil

is generally known as the strength of the soil

is proportional to the tangent of the angle of internal friction

all the above.

Answer: Option

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Yogesh said: 9 years ago

The correct Notation is s = c + σtanφ.

Ammy said: 6 years ago

Thanks @Yogesh.

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