shear strength

The design shear strength of a reinforced concrete rectangular beam with a width of 250 mm and an effective depth of 500 mm, is 0.3 MPa. The torsional moment capacity of the sectio...

In the context of shear strength of soil, which of the following statements is/are CORRECT?

In the context of shear strength of soil, which of the following statements is/are CORRECT?

A soil sample was consolidated at a cell pressure of 20 kPa and a back pressure of 10 kPa for 24 hours during a consolidated undrained (CU) triaxial test. The cell pressure was inc...

Which one of the following saturated fine-grained soils can attain a negative Skempton’s pore pressure coefficient (A)?

A drained triaxial test was conducted on a saturated sand specimen using a stress-path triaxial testing system. The specimen failed when the axial stress reached a value of 100 kN/...

A possible slope failure is shown in the figure. Three soil samples are taken from different locations (I, II and III) of the potential failure plane. Which is the most appropriate...

A consolidated drained (CD) triaxial test was carried out on a sand sample with the known effective shear strength parameters, c' = 0 and φ' = 30°. In the test, prior to the failur...

A drained direct shear test was carried out on a sandy soil. Under a normal stress of 50 kPa, the test specimen failed at a shear stress of 35 kPa. The angle of internal friction o...

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...

A consolidated drained (CD) triaxial test was carried out on a sand sample with the known effective shear strength parameters, 𝑐′ = 0 and 𝜙′ = 30°. In the test, prior to the fail...

In a triaxial unconsolidated undrained (UU) test on a saturated clay sample, the cell pressure was 100 kPa. If the deviatoric stress at failure was 150 kPa, then the undrained shea...

A 0.5 m × 0.5 m square concrete pile is to be driven in a homogeneous clayey soil having undrained shear strength, cu = 50 kPa and unit weight, γ = 18.0 kN/m³. The design capacity...

The total horizontal and vertical stresses at a point X in a saturated sandy medium are 170 kPa and 300 kPa, respectively. The static pore-water pressure is 30 kPa. At failure, the...

A group of nine piles in a 3 x 3 square pattern is embedded in a soil strata comprising dense sand underlying recently filled clay layer, as shown in the figure. The perimeter of a...

Consider the following statements: I. Modulus of elasticity concrete increases with increase in compressive strength of concrete. II. Brittleness of concrete increases with decreas...

Consider the following two statements related to reinforced concrete design, and identify whether they are TRUE/FALSE: $${\rm I}.$$ Curtailment of bars in the flexural tension zone...