Civil Engineering - Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - Section 1 (Q.No. 48)
48.
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Discussion:
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Nikhil said:
1 decade ago
Failure plane may not carry max shear stress because in box shear test or direct shear test the failure plane may not carry max. Shear stress.
Nithi said:
1 decade ago
Shear stress does not cause failure of plane. Due to max normal stress should makes failure in plane.
(1)
CR. said:
9 years ago
Only in the case of pure clay where phi = 0 failure plane carries max shear stress, in every other case fails at a shear stress less than max shear stress.
(5)
Satyajit Nayak said:
5 years ago
Maxm shear stress at Angle of obliquity.
(2)
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