Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
For a purely cohesive soil under undrained condition, phi is often taken as:
Soil MechanicsSoil Mechanics and Foundation EngineeringHARD
Choose the correct answer
A
30 degrees
B
45 degrees
C
15 degrees
D
0 degrees
Correct Answer
D. 0 degrees
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In total-stress undrained analysis of saturated clay, phi_u is commonly taken as zero and shear strength equals cohesion c_u.
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