Shear strength

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Jean-Pierre MAGNAN : Ponts et Chaussées chief engineer - Doctor of Science - Technical Director, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées - Assistant Professor, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées

INTRODUCTION

The symbols and units recommended for the treatment of shear strength problems have been defined by the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Works. .

Symbols and units for soil mechanical parameters used in this article
Parameter	Symbol	Unit	Dimension
Cohesion	c	kPa	L ^–1 MT ^–2
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References

(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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