A sample of saturated cohesionless soil tested in a drained triaxial compression test showed an angle of internal friction of 30∘. The deviator stress at failure for the sample at a confining pressure of 200 kPa is equal to
A
200 kPa
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B
400 kPa
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C
600 kPa
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D
800 kPa
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Solution
The correct option is B 400 kPa Angle of internal friction,