Elements of Soil Mechanics - 8th Edition
by Ian Smith
Blackwell Publishing, 2006

Chapter 3 - Shear Strength of Soil

"The property that enables a material to remain in equilibrium when its surface is not level is known as its shear strength..." (Chapter 3)

Resources for Chapter 3:

ExcelExample 3.2

Excel Example 3.3

Excel Example 3.4

pdf Exercises

Triaxial test

Triaxial test

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