Discover published sets by community

Stress that occurs perpendicular to a surface. It's common in structures that bear weight vertically, such as columns and walls.

A condition where stress is applied in three perpendicular directions; used in triaxial tests to measure soil strength under controlled conditions.

Stress acting parallel to a surface. It is a main factor in soil failure along slip planes and is crucial to understanding landslides.

Maximum past normal stress that a soil has sustained. Understanding this helps predict the soil's behavior under future loading conditions.

Stress condition where equal stress is applied in all directions; commonly occurs in fluids or in saturated soils under water pressure.

Stress that is applied in one direction only, typically encountered in unconfined compression tests for cohesive soils.

Resultant stress from the process of reduction in soil volume and water content due to prolonged static loads, as seen in soil settlement.