An undrained triaxial compression strength test was conducted on clayey silt soils and the following test results are obatined.

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$\sigma_{3}kN/m^{2}$	17	44	56
$\sigma_{1}kN/m^{2}$	157	204	225
$U kN/m^{2}$	12	20	22

Draw the associated Mohr's circles and determine the values of the shear parameters considering the (a) total stress and (b) effective stresses.

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Mohr Circle

Total Stress

For a solution with total stresses, draw Mohr circles C 1 ,C 2 and C 3 for each of the specimens using the corresponding principal stresses σ 1 and σ 3 .
Draw a Mohr envelope tangent to these circles as shown in …

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