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The hydrostatic pressure’s inability to produce failure under normal pressure was first demonstrated by ___________

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The hydrostatic pressure’s inability to produce failure under normal pressure was first demonstrated by ___________

(a) Cross land

(b) W. Pager

(c) D.C. Drucker

(d) Mohr

I have been asked this question in semester exam.

My question is taken from The Mohr topic in chapter Failure Envelopes & Earth Pressure of Geotechnical Engineering II

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The correct answer is (a) Cross land

To explain I would say: Experiments conducted by Cross land in 1965 have demonstrated that a pure state of hydrostatic pressure is unable to produce failure even under enormous pressure.

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