cohesion

An unconfined compression strength test was conducted on a cohesive soil. The test specimen failed at an axial stress of 76 kPa. The undrained cohesion (in kPa, in integer) of the...

The cohesion (c), angle of internal friction (φ) and unit weight (γ) of a soil are 15 kPa, 20° and 17.5 kN/m³, respectively. The maximum depth of unsupported excavation in the soil...

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

A vertical retaining wall of 5 m height has to support soil having unit weight of 18 kN/m³, effective cohesion of 12 kN/m², and effective friction angle of 30°. As per Rankine's ea...

An earthen dam of height H is made of cohesive soil whose cohesion and unit weight are c and γ, respectively. If the factor of safety against cohesion is Fc, the Taylor's stability...

A rigid smooth retaining wall of height 7 m with vertical backface retains saturated clay as backfill. The saturated unit weight and undrained cohesion of the backfill are 17.2 kN/...