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Coduto - Soils Book

The document discusses key concepts regarding shear strength of soils including effective stress, total stress, void ratio, friction angle, cohesion, and saturation. It explains that shear strength in soils is due to interaction and interlocking of soil particles rather than breaking of molecular bonds. Shear strength is reduced by increasing water content and void ratio, and it is risky to rely on apparent cohesion if the cementing agent can dissolve over time. Coulomb's theory of shear strength is accurate for active loading but not passive loading conditions.

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Coduto - Soils Book

The document discusses key concepts regarding shear strength of soils including effective stress, total stress, void ratio, friction angle, cohesion, and saturation. It explains that shear strength in soils is due to interaction and interlocking of soil particles rather than breaking of molecular bonds. Shear strength is reduced by increasing water content and void ratio, and it is risky to rely on apparent cohesion if the cementing agent can dissolve over time. Coulomb's theory of shear strength is accurate for active loading but not passive loading conditions.

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3D distance from

point to load

Horizontal Distance
Circular
Square
Strip
Total stress = effective
stress (solids) + pore
water pressure (water)
Eq. 7.7
cks do not fail in
n nor in tension
n shear. Therefore
ses are the most
or us.
ilure in other materials
uch as steel, wood or
ncrete) requires breaking
molecular bonds. This is
t the case with soils.
hear in soils is resisted by
e interaction of particles.

Tension = weak

1 Frictional Strength
2 Cohesive Cohesive
total stress
Void ratio is extremely
important. Compacting the
material usually brings
soils particles closer
together which increases
the interlocking and hence
provides higher shear
strength (i.e. friction angle)
20% loss of strength
True vs apparent
cohesion
It is risky to rely on cohesion even if it is true
because if the cementing agent is water
soluble, then at some point during the life of
the structure this strength may disappear
soil completely saturated

Fraction of B that is
somewhere between dry underwater
and completely wet

completely dry
Accurate for both Passive and Active. Coulomb's theory is
only accurate for the active condition. [Coduto, Foudnation
Design, pg 784]
Failure state
90 + Phi' orientation
2

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