Conclusions
Shear strength

Article REF: C216 V2

Conclusions
Shear strength

Author : Jean-Pierre MAGNAN

Publication date: February 10, 1991, Review date: July 20, 2020 | Lire en français

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7. Conclusions

7.1 General expression of shear strength

For stability calculations of geotechnical structures, the shear strength of soils is classically represented by the following relationship between normal and tangential stresses on the failure surface:

τ = c + σ tan ϕ

with :

τ: shear strength (tangential stress limit)
σ: normal stress
c: cohesion
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(1) - - Société Internationale de Mécanique des Sols et des Travaux de Fondations. Lexicon in 8 languages, 5th Edition, p. 127-132 (Symboles et définitions ). Printed by The Bryant Press Limited, Toronto, Ont., Canada (1981).
(2) - BLIVET (J.-C.), MIEUSSENS (C.) - Détermination de la résistance...

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