гvalog out accation of ).Example 18.12. An embankment, 5 m high, is made up of soil whose effectivestress parameters are d' = 50 kN/mʼand ' = 16°, and y = 16.2 kN/m . The pore pressureparameters as found from triaxial test are A=0.40 and B=0.92. Find the shear strengthof the soil at the base of the embankment just after the fill has been raised from 5 mto 9 m. Assume that the dissipation of pore pressure during this stage of constructionis negligible, and that the lateral pressure at any point is one-half of the vertical pressure.162 IN

гvalog out accation of ).Example 18.12. An embankment, 5 m high, is m

1.	гvalog out accation of ).Example 18.12. An embankment, 5 m high, is made up of soil whose effectivestress parameters are d' = 50 kN/mʼand ' = 16°, and y = 16.2 kN/m . The pore pressureparameters as found from triaxial test are A=0.40 and B=0.92. Find the shear strengthof the soil at the base of the embankment just after the fill has been raised from 5 mto 9 m. Assume that the dissipation of pore pressure during this stage of constructionis negligible, and that the lateral pressure at any point is one-half of the vertical pressure.162 IN
Answer» the correct answer is 0.40