(A) What Type of Analysis (e.g. Consolidated-Drained (CD), or Consolidated-Undrained(CU) or Unconsolidated-Undrained (UU))? BRIEFLY EXPLAIN WHY...

(A) What Type of Analysis (e.g. Consolidated-Drained (CD), or Consolidated-Undrained(CU) or Unconsolidated-Undrained (UU))? BRIEFLY EXPLAIN WHY and(B) What Type of Failure Envelope would you pick for the Cases (a) and (b) shown below? BRIEFLY EXPLAIN WHY
Case (a): A new footing is founded in Unsaturated Loose Sand (Contractive Soil).Case (b): An existing dam is founded on Dense Silt (Dilative Soil). Then the dam is
suddenly shaken and sheared by an Earthquake.

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Ally Wells answered 8 months ago

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