STRESSES IN SOIL MASS
1. For the stressed soil element shown in the
figure below, determine:
a. Major principal stress
b. Minor Principal Stress
c. Normal and Shear stress on the
plane DE
2. A soil element is shown in Figure 10.4. The
magnitudes of stresses are
σx =120 kN/m2,
τ= 40 kN/m2, σy = 300 kN/m2, and θ=20°.
Determine
a. Magnitudes of the principal
stresses.
b. Normal and shear stresses on plane
AB.
3. For the stressed soil element shown in the
figure below, determine:
a. Major principal stress
b. Minor Principal Stress
c. Normal and Shear stress on the plane AB
4. For the stressed soil element shown in the
figure below, determine:
a. Major principal stress
b. Minor Principal Stress
c. Normal and Shear stress on the
plane AB