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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