The shear strength of a soil is -

Dnyan Deshmukh

Dnyan Deshmukh

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Pune
The shear strength of a soil is -

(a) Proportional to the angle of friction

(b) Proportional to the cohesion of the soil

(c) Decreases with an increase in the normal stress

(d) None of these.

The correct Answer Is
(b) Proportional to the cohesion of the soil
 
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