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  2. Soil mechanics - Wikipedia

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    The angle of internal friction is thus closely related to the maximum stable slope angle, often called the angle of repose. But in addition to friction, soil derives significant shear resistance from interlocking of grains. If the grains are densely packed, the grains tend to spread apart from each other as they are subject to shear strain.

  3. Mohr–Coulomb theory - Wikipedia

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    Current events; Random article; ... is called the angle of internal friction. Compression is assumed to be positive in the following discussion. ... Sandy gravel > 34 ...

  4. Shear strength (soil) - Wikipedia

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    Different values of friction angle can be defined, including the peak friction angle, φ' p, the critical state friction angle, φ' cv, or residual friction angle, φ' r. c' = is called cohesion, however, it usually arises as a consequence of forcing a straight line to fit through measured values of (τ,σ') even though the data actually falls ...

  5. Dilatancy (granular material) - Wikipedia

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    The amount of dilation depends strongly on the initial density of the soil. In general, the denser the soil, the greater the amount of volume expansion under shear. It has also been observed that the angle of internal friction decreases as the effective normal stress is decreased. [9]

  6. Angle of repose - Wikipedia

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    As the roundness of materials increases, the angle of repose decreases since there is less friction between the soil grains. [10] When the angle of repose is exceeded, mass wasting and rockfall can occur. It is important for many civil and geotechnical engineers to know the angle of repose to avoid structural and natural disasters. As a result ...

  7. Rankine theory - Wikipedia

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    This theory, which considers the soil to be in a state of plastic equilibrium, makes the assumptions that the soil is homogeneous, isotropic and has internal friction. The pressure exerted by soil against the wall is referred to as active pressure. The resistance offered by the soil to an object pushing against it is referred to as "passive ...

  8. Slope stability - Wikipedia

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    As the roundness of materials increases, the angle of repose decreases since there is less friction between the soil grains. [4] When the angle of repose is exceeded, mass wasting and rockfall can occur. It is important for many civil and geotechnical engineers to know the angle of repose to avoid structural and natural disasters. As a result ...

  9. Slope stability analysis - Wikipedia

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    The Swedish Slip Circle method assumes that the friction angle of the soil or rock is equal to zero, i.e., = ′. In other words, when friction angle is considered to be zero, the effective stress term goes to zero, thus equating the shear strength to the cohesion parameter of the given soil.