GATE CE · 2022 · CE
Question 18: Soil Mechanics
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Question 18
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Stresses acting on an infinitesimal soil element are shown in the figure (with
). The major and minor principal stresses are
and
, respectively. Considering the compressive stresses as positive, which one of the following expressions correctly represents the angle between the major principal stress plane and the horizontal plane? 
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2022CE
GATE CE 2022 · Paper 2
Civil Engineering · Original paper archive
- Section
- Civil Engineering
- Question type
- Multiple choice (MCQ)
- Marks
- 1 mark
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