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UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions
37.
A soil fails under an axial vertical stress of 100 kN/m2 in unconfined compression test. The failure plane makes an angle of 50° with the horizontal. The shear parameters c and φ respectively will be
41.9 kN/m2, 0
50.0 kN/m2, 0
41.9 kN/m2, 10°
50.0 kN/m2, 10°
Answer: Option
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Apurbajyoti Neog said:   2 years ago
In the case of unconfined compression test Cohesion (C) = Qu/2=100/2 = 50 KN per square metre.
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God said:   4 weeks ago
D doesn't satisfy the shear strength equation.

You have explained well, thanks @ Rahul Verma.
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