(Solved): A cohesive soil specimen has a shearing resistance equal to 28 and a cohesion of 30 kPa. If the ma ...

A cohesive soil specimen has a shearing resistance equal to 28 and a cohesion of 30 kPa. If the maximum shearing stress of the soil sample is equal to 70 kPa. Compute the lateral pressure in the cell for a failure to occur. 2 Compute the maximum principal stress to cause failure. 3 Compute the normal stress at the point of maximum shear.