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 of the sample is ________ degree (round off to the nearest integer).

GATE 2023 Civil Engineering Q32 — Civil Engineering

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Civil Engineering · Geotechnical Engineering - Shear Strength of Soil

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Geotechnical Engineering - Shear Strength of Soil has appeared in GATE Civil Engineering 2 times across 2 years (2023, 2025).

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