Muhammad Irfan

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Any reference outlining correlations between drained and undrained shear strength parameters of clay?

While performing slope stability analysis for a project we are stuck at the selection of soil parameters to be used for short-term and long-term analysis. The embankment mainly comprises of...

07 May 2016 7,728 6 View

What is the physical explanation of the decrease in friction angle of sand with increased overburden pressure?

Angle of internal friction of sand is found to decrease with increased overburden pressure (see attached figure). The curved nature of actual Mohr-Coulomb failure envelope (the straight line that...

02 March 2016 8,501 13 View