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SOIL STRENGTH PROPERTIES AND THEIR MEASUREMENT

In common practice, the strength of the soil is defined as the peak strength (Points a and b in Figure 12-3) measured in the test. When this is used in a stability analysis, the tacit assumption is that the peak strength is attained simultaneously along the entire rupture surface. FIGURE 12-2 Directions of principal stresses in a slope.

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