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Estimate the undrained shear strength of a saturated overconsolidated clay under (a) compression and (b) extension,...

Estimate the undrained shear strength of a saturated overconsolidated clay under (a) compression and (b) extension, if φ’cs = 30o, Ro = 5, λ = 0.2, κ = 0.04 and p’o = 60 kPa.

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