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41.
In a direct shear test the shear stress and normal stress on a dry sand sample at failure are 0.6 kg/cm2 and 1 kg/cm2 respectively. The angle of internal friction of the sand will be nearly
25°
31°
37°
43°
Answer: Option
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Discussion:
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Arya said:   8 years ago
tan^-1(0.6/0.1)

Dharshit said:   8 years ago
It should be Tan^-(0.6/1).

Rakesh kumar said:   7 years ago
We know that s=c+6Tan^.
For sandy soil c=0,
than, we findTan^.

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