MohrDrdNC

Triaxial Mohr's circles for a drained triaxial test -DEMO Normally consolidated soil
Stresses at failure (kPa) These are typical Mohr (semi) circles and
Cell pressure, r: 200 300 400 600 a fitted critical strength envelope drawn
from the results of a triaxial test.
Deviator stress a-r: 146.4 219.5 292.7 439.1
Pore pressure, uf: 154.3 231.5 308.6 462.9 Critical strength parameter
Effective radial stress, 'r: 45.7 68.5 91.4 137.1 Insert a value for 'c (deg)
Effective axial stress, 'a: 192.0 288.1 384.1 576.1
Shear stress, tf

400.0 Mohr-Coulomb envelope:

f = ' tan'c
350.0

300.0

250.0

200.0

150.0
For all equations and full
100.0 explanation please refer to
Basic Soil Mechanics,
Section 7.8
50.0
'c
0.0 1
0.0 100.0 200.0 Normal
300.0 stress,400.0
(s') 500.0 600.0 700.0

Mohr Circles
'n (1) f (1) 'n (2) f (2) 'n (3) f (3) 'n (4) f (4)

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0 45.7 0.0 68.5 0.0 91.4 0.0 137.1 0.0

10 46.8 12.7 70.2 19.1 93.6 25.4 140.4 38.1
20 50.1 25.0 75.1 37.5 100.2 50.1 150.3 75.1
40 62.8 47.0 94.2 70.6 125.6 94.1 188.4 141.1
60 82.3 63.4 123.4 95.1 164.6 126.8 246.8 190.1
80 106.2 72.1 159.2 108.1 212.3 144.1 318.5 216.2
90 118.9 73.2 178.3 109.8 237.7 146.4 356.6 219.5
100 131.6 72.1 197.4 108.1 263.2 144.1 394.7 216.2
120 155.5 63.4 233.2 95.1 310.9 126.8 466.4 190.1
140 174.9 47.0 262.4 70.6 349.9 94.1 524.8 141.1
160 187.6 25.0 281.5 37.5 375.3 50.1 562.9 75.1
170 190.9 12.7 286.4 19.1 381.9 25.4 572.8 38.1
180 192.0 0.0 288.1 0.0 384.1 0.0 576.1 0.0

M 1.549264 py 200 300 400

0.2 Rp 1 1 1
0.05 p'f 94.4733 141.71 188.9466
N 3.25 p(q'f) 248.788 373.182 497.576
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Normally consolidated soil

Mohr (semi) circles and

ength envelope drawn
s of a triaxial test.

cal strength parameter

a value for 'c (deg) 38

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0 0
518.533 405.123

600
1
283.42
746.364

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 MohrDrdOC

Triaxial Mohr's circles for a drained triaxial test - DEMO Overconsolidated soil

Stresses at failure (kPa) These are typical Mohr (semi) circles and a fitted peak s
Cell pressure, r: envelope drawn from the results of a triaxial test.
200 300 400 600
Deviator stress a-r: 456.2 612.4 768.5 1080.7 Peak strength parameters
Pore pressure, uf: 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Insert a value for c' (deg)
Effective radial stress, 'r: 200.0 300.0 400.0 600.0 Insert a value for 'p (deg)
Effective axial stress, 'a: 656.2 912.4 1168.5 1680.7
Shear stress , tf

Mohr-Coulomb envelope:
800.0 f = c' + ' tan'p
700.0

600.0

500.0

400.0

300.0
For all equations and full
200.0 explanation please refer to
Basic Soil Mechanics,
100.0 Section 7.8
1'p
0.0
0.0 200.0 400.0 600.0 Normal stress,
800.0 (s')
1000.0 1200.0 1400.0 1600.0 1800.0

Mohr Circles
'n (1) f (1) 'n (2) f (2) 'n (3) f (3) 'n (4) f (4) Mohr-Coulomb line
0 200.0 0.0 300.0 0.0 400.0 0.0 600.0 0.0 0
10 203.5 39.6 304.7 53.2 405.8 66.7 608.2 93.8 1344.538
20 213.8 78.0 318.5 104.7 423.2 ### 632.6 184.8
40 253.4 146.6 371.6 196.8 489.9 ### 726.4 347.3
60 314.1 197.6 453.1 265.2 592.1 ### 870.2 467.9
80 388.5 224.7 553.0 301.5 717.5 ### 1046.5 532.1
90 428.1 228.1 606.2 306.2 784.2 ### 1140.3 540.3
100 467.7 224.7 659.3 301.5 850.9 ### 1234.2 532.1

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120 542.2 197.6 759.3 265.2 976.3 ### 1410.5 467.9

140 602.9 146.6 840.7 196.8 1078.6 ### 1554.3 347.3
160 642.5 78.0 893.9 104.7 1145.3 ### 1648.1 184.8
170 652.8 39.6 907.7 53.2 1162.6 66.7 1672.5 93.8
180 656.2 0.0 912.4 0.0 1168.5 0.0 1680.7 0.0

c cot'p 92.2636729 M 0 py ### #REF! #REF! #REF!

0.2 Rp 1 1 1 1
0.39046171 0.05 p'f ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
N 3.25 p(q'f) ### #VALUE! #VALUE! #VALUE!
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Overconsolidated soil

mi) circles and a fitted peak strength

m the results of a triaxial test.

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 MohrCoulCritFit

Triaxial Mohr-Coulomb critical strength envelope fit for a triaxial test

Stresses at critical state failure (kPa) 1. Enter the results of a triaxial test into the table on
the left; the Mohr circles will appear.
Cell pressure, r: 200 300 400 600
2. Enter a values for 'c below until a good fit is
Deviator stress a-r: 130 195 260 390 obtained for the strength envelope.
Pore pressure, uf: 149 223 297 446
Effective radial stress, 'r: 51.0 77.0 103.0 154.0 Critical strength parameter
Effective axial stress, 'a: 181.0 272.0 363.0 544.0 Enter a value to fit: 'c (deg)
Shear stress, tf

400.0 Mohr-Coulomb envelope:

f = ' tan'c
350.0

300.0

250.0

200.0

150.0
For all equations and full
100.0 explanation please refer to
Basic Soil Mechanics,
Section 7.8
50.0
'c
0.0 1
0.0 100.0 200.0 Normal
300.0 stress,400.0
(s') 500.0 600.0 700.0

Mohr Circles
'n (1) f (1) 'n (2) f (2) 'n (3) f (3) 'n (4) f (4)

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0 51.0 0.0 77.0 0.0 103.0 0.0 154.0 0.0

10 52.0 11.3 78.5 16.9 105.0 22.6 157.0 33.9
20 54.9 22.2 82.9 33.3 110.8 44.5 165.8 66.7
40 66.2 41.8 99.8 62.7 133.4 83.6 199.6 125.3
60 83.5 56.3 125.8 84.4 168.0 112.6 251.5 168.9
80 104.7 64.0 157.6 96.0 210.4 128.0 315.1 192.0
90 116.0 65.0 174.5 97.5 233.0 130.0 349.0 195.0
100 127.3 64.0 191.4 96.0 255.6 128.0 382.9 192.0
120 148.5 56.3 223.3 84.4 298.0 112.6 446.5 168.9
140 165.8 41.8 249.2 62.7 332.6 83.6 498.4 125.3
160 177.1 22.2 266.1 33.3 355.2 44.5 532.2 66.7
170 180.0 11.3 270.5 16.9 361.0 22.6 541.0 33.9
180 181.0 0.0 272.0 0.0 363.0 0.0 544.0 0.0

M 0.983832 py 200 300 400

0.2 Rp 1 1 1
0.05 p'f 132.136 198.205 264.2729
N 3.25 p(q'f) 243.333 365 486.6667
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 MohrCoulCritFit

s of a triaxial test into the table on

ohr circles will appear.
for 'c below until a good fit is
e strength envelope.

cal strength parameter

value to fit: 'c (deg) 25

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0 0
489.6 228.304

600
1
396.409
730

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 MohrCoulPeakFit

Triaxial Mohr-Coulomb peak strength envelope fit for a triaxial test

1. Enter the results of a triaxial test into
Stresses at peak state failure (kPa) the left; the Mohr circles will appear
Cell pressure, r: 450 500 600 2. Enter values for c' and 'p below un
obtained for the strength envelope.
Deviator stress a-r: 146.4 245.4 430.2
Pore pressure, uf: 400 400 400 Peak strength parameter
Effective radial stress, 'r: 50.0 100.0 200.0 Insert a value for c' (deg)
Effective axial stress, 'a: 196.4 345.4 630.2 Insert a value for
Shear stress , tf

400.0

300.0

200.0

For all equations and full

explanation please refer to
100.0
Basic Soil Mechanics,
Section 7.8

0.0
0.0 100.0 200.0 Normal stress,
300.0 400.0 (s') 500.0 600.0 700.0 800.0

x 0 90 190 300 700

y 0 70 125 186 390

Mohr Circles
'n (1) f (1) 'n (2) f (2) 'n (3) f (3) 'n (4)
0 50.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 200.0 0.0 0.0
10 51.1 12.7 101.9 21.3 203.3 37.4 0.0
20 54.4 25.0 107.4 42.0 213.0 73.6 0.0
40 67.1 47.1 128.7 78.9 250.3 ### 0.0
60 86.6 63.4 161.4 106.3 307.6 ### 0.0
80 110.5 72.1 201.4 120.8 377.7 ### 0.0
90 123.2 73.2 222.7 122.7 415.1 ### 0.0
100 135.9 72.1 244.0 120.8 452.5 ### 0.0
120 159.8 63.4 284.1 106.3 522.7 ### 0.0
140 179.3 47.1 316.7 78.9 579.9 ### 0.0
160 192.0 25.0 338.0 42.0 617.2 73.6 0.0
170 195.3 12.7 343.5 21.3 626.9 37.4 0.0

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180 196.4 0.0 345.4 0.0 630.2 0.0 0.0

c cot'p 18.1865335 M 0 py ### #REF!

0.2 Rp 1 1
0.31775775 0.05 p'f ### #VALUE!
N 3.25 p(q'f) ### #VALUE!
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 MohrCoulPeakFit

Enter the results of a triaxial test into the table on

the left; the Mohr circles will appear.
Enter values for c' and 'p below until a good fit is
obtained for the strength envelope.

Peak strength parameters

Insert a value for c' (deg) 10.5
Insert a value for 'p (deg) 30

Mohr-Coulomb envelope:
f = c' + ' tan'p SMSS
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700.0 800.0

f (4) Mohr-Coulomb line

0.0 0 10.5
0.0 600 356.91
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

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 CritStParams

Triaxial Mohr-Coulomb critical strength envelope fit for a triaxial test

Stresses at critical state failure (kPa)
700
Test No. D1 U1 D2
600
Cell pressure, r: 120 120 200
500
Total axial stress, a: 284 194 493
q' 400
(k Pa) Pore pressure, uf: 0 69 0
300 Specific volume, vf 1.80 1.97 1.70
200
Enter the results of triaxial tests into the table
100 above and the CSL plot will appear.

0
0 100 200 300 400
p' (k Pa) 500 600 700 Critical state line parameters
Slope M 0.980
2.1
Slope 0.205
Intercept at 1 kPa, 2.856

1.9

1.7

1.5
3 4 5 Pa)
ln p' (k 6 7

Calculation and plot tables - do not alter

Total mean norm stress p: 174.67 144.67 297.67 240.00 593.00 481.67
Efftv mean norm stress p': 174.7 75.7 297.7 123.0 593.0 251.7
ln p': 5.163 4.326 5.696 4.812 6.385 5.528
Deviator stress, q': 164.00 74.00 293.00 120.00 579.00 245.00
Specific volume, vf 1.8 1.97 1.7 1.86 1.54 1.72
2.859 2.857 2.868 2.847 2.849 2.854

p' q' ln p' v M 0.97993

0 0 0 2.85554 0.20505
622.65 610.15 6.704454 1.4808 0.05
N 3.25
2.85554
r

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at critical state failure (kPa)

U2 D3 U3
200 400 400
320 979 645
117 0 230
1.86 1.54 1.72

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 FailPoint

Triaxial Predicted failure point in a drained triaxial test

Soil properties TEST

0.94 p'0 200 Initial SMSS
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p'c 600 (a) Insert properties for a given soil
vl 2.163 (b) Insert the consolidation stress, p c
(c) Insert an initial mean normal stress
Gp = Hvorslev line intercept (kPa) (p'0) value to represent a triaxial test.
vc = critical volume (on CSL)
The predicted mean normal stress,
deviator stress and specific volume at failure
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M(3-H)/(M-H) 3p'o(M-H) exp(l-+lln(p'

D10-E10-F10
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A-ocr A relationship between parameter A and the overconsolidation ratio (OCR)

For all equations and full
This is an approximate relationship for study purposes. explanation please refer to
It is based on emprical analyses with a limited number of soils. Basic Soil Mechanics,
Section 4.7

1 0.2

0.8 0

log (1-A)
0.6
-0.2
0.4
A

-0.4
0.2

0 -0.6

-0.2 -0.8

-0.4
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 -1 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2
OCR log (OCR)

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OCR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A 0.87 0.36 0.14 0.02 -0.04 -0.08 -0.11 -0.13 -0.14 -0.15
Acalc 0.89653 0.32771 0.13151 0.03057 -0.0308 -0.0713 -0.0996 -0.12 -0.1351 -0.1464
log(OCR) 0 0.30103 0.47712 0.60206 0.69897 0.77815 0.8451 0.90309 0.95424 1
c 0.0816 0.0792 0.0768 0.06 0.0576 0.0588 0.0512 0.0324 0.04
log(1-A) -0.8861 -0.1938 -0.0655 -0.0088 0.01703 0.03342 0.04532 0.05308 0.0569 0.0607
sqrt(OCR) 1 1.4142 1.7321 2 2.2361 2.4495 2.6458 2.8284 3 3.1623
Acalc 0.8965 0.3277 0.1315 0.0306 -0.031 -0.071 -0.1 -0.12 -0.135 -0.146

1
0.8
0.6

A 0.4
0.2
0
-0.2
-0.4
0.5 1 1.5 2 Sqrt(OCR)
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log (OCR)

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-0.1861
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