Shear Strength in Soil

Name the two parameter of the soil shear strength; one is cohesion, the other one is ...........................

Two condition in shear strength analysis

• normal and shear

• total and effective

• cohesion and shear

• resistance and shear

Cohesive soil such as silt and clay has internal friction angle.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Soil generally fails in ___________________

• normal stress

• shear

• shear strength

Failure plane or failure surface is representation of shear failure.

• TRUE

• FALSE

τ = c + σ tan Φ

• is a Mohr Coulomb Criterion

• shear strength with two parameters

• c is cohesion

• Φ is internal friction angle

• all of them

Major principle stress is minor principle stress plus the surcharge

• TRUE

• FALSE

The drained condition means water already dissipate from the soil

• TRUE

• FALSE