Soil Mechanics and Foundation
Bishop’s method of stability analysis

neglects the effect of forces acting on the sides of the slices
is more conservative
All of these
assumes the slip surface as an arc of a circle

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A cylindrical specimen of saturated soil failed under an axial vertical stress of 100kN/m2 when it was laterally unconfmed. The failure plane was inclined to the horizontal plane at an angle of 45°. The values of cohesion and angle of internal friction for the soil are respectively

0.05 N/mm² and 0°
0.05 N/mm² and 45°
0.5 N/mm² and 30°
0.2 N/mm² and 0°

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Soil Mechanics and Foundation
A tri-axial shear test is preferred to direct shear test, because

Precise measurement of pore pressure and change in volume during test, is not possible
Stress distribution on the failure plane, is non uniform
None of these
It can be performed under all three drainage conditions with complete control

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