The effective stress friction angle of a saturated, cohesionless soil is 380. T

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The effective stress friction angle of a saturated, cohesionless soil is 380. The ratio of shear stress to normal effective stress on the failure plane is

Options:

A . 0.781

B . 0.616

C . 0.488

D . 0.438

Answer: Option A

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