Determine the maximum excess pore water pressure

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The initial effective stresses on a saturated soil element at a certain depth in a soil mass are σ'₁5 80 kPa, σ'₂ = 40 kPa, and σ'₃ = 40 kPa. The groundwater level is below the depth of the soil element. A sudden outward movement of a retaining wall that was retaining the soil resulted in the following changes in stresses: ?σ1 = 0 kPa, ?σ2 (parallel to wall) = -10 kPa, and ?σ₃(normal to wall) = -40 kPa.

(a) Plot the initial stress state and the total stress path in (p, q) space.

(b) Plot the effective stress path assuming that the soil is a linearly elastic material.

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