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    Soil friction angle is a shear strength parameter of soils. Its definition is derived from the Mohr-Coulomb
    failure criterion and it is used to describe the friction shear resistance of soils together with the normal
    effective stress.
    In the stress plane of Shear stress-effective normal stress, the soil friction angle is the angle of
    inclination with respect to the horizontal axis of the Mohr-Coulomb shear resistance line.

    Typical values of soil friction angle for different soils according to USCS

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    Some typical values of soil friction angle are given below for different USCS soil types at normally
    consolidated condition unless otherwise stated. These values should be used only as guidline for
    geotechnical problems; however, specific conition of each engineering problem often needs to be
    considered for an appropriate choice of geotechnical parameters.

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    Soil friction angle []


    Description

    USCS

    Specific
    value

    Reference

    min

    max

    Well graded gravel, sandy gravel,


    GW
    with little or no fines

    33

    40

    [1],[2],

    Poorly graded gravel, sandy


    gravel, with little or no fines

    GP

    32

    44

    [1],

    Sandy gravels - Loose

    (GW, GP)

    35
    50

    [3 cited in 6]

    Sandy gravels - Dense

    (GW, GP)

    Silty gravels, silty sandy gravels

    GM

    30

    40

    [1],

    [3 cited in 6]

    Clayey gravels, clayey sandy


    gravels

    GC

    28

    35

    [1],

    Well graded sands, gravelly


    sands, with little or no fines

    SW

    33

    43

    [1],

    Well-graded clean sand, gravelly


    sands - Compacted

    SW

    Well-graded sand, angular grains


    - Loose

    38

    [3 cited in 6]

    (SW)

    33

    [3 cited in 6]

    Well-graded sand, angular grains


    - Dense

    (SW)

    45

    [3 cited in 6]

    Poorly graded sands, gravelly


    sands, with little or no fines

    SP

    30

    39

    Poorly-garded clean sand Compacted

    SP

    Uniform sand, round grains Loose

    [1], [2],
    37

    [3 cited in 6]

    (SP)

    27

    [3 cited in 6]

    Uniform sand, round grains Dense

    (SP)

    34

    [3 cited in 6]

    Sand

    SW, SP

    37

    38

    [7],

    Loose sand

    (SW, SP)

    29

    30

    [5 cited in 6]

    Medium sand

    (SW, SP)

    30

    36

    [5 cited in 6]

    Dense sand

    (SW, SP)

    36

    41

    [5 cited in 6]

    Silty sands

    SM

    32

    35

    [1],

    Silty clays, sand-silt mix Compacted

    SM

    Silty sand - Loose

    SM

    27

    33

    [3 cited in 6]

    Silty sand - Dense

    SM

    30

    34

    [3 cited in 6]

    Clayey sands

    SC

    30

    40

    [1],

    Calyey sands, sandy-clay mix compacted

    SC

    34

    31

    [3 cited in 6]

    [3 cited in 6]

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    Loamy sand, sandy clay Loam

    31

    34

    [7],

    Inorganic silts, silty or clayey fine


    ML
    sands, with slight plasticity

    SM, SC

    27

    41

    [1],

    Inorganic silt - Loose

    ML

    27

    30

    [3 cited in 6]

    Inorganic silt - Dense

    ML

    30

    35

    [3 cited in 6]

    Inorganic clays, silty clays, sandy


    CL
    clays of low plasticity

    27

    35

    [1],

    Clays of low plasticity compacted

    CL

    Organic silts and organic silty


    clays of low plasticity

    OL

    22

    32

    [1],

    Inorganic silts of high plasticity

    MH

    23

    33

    [1],

    Clayey silts - compacted

    MH

    25

    [3 cited in 6]

    Silts and clayey silts - compacted ML

    32

    [3 cited in 6]

    28

    17

    [3 cited in 6]

    Inorganic clays of high plasticity

    CH

    Clays of high plasticity compacted

    31

    [1],

    CH

    Organic clays of high plasticity

    OH

    17

    35

    [1],

    Loam

    ML, OL, MH,


    OH

    28

    32

    [7],

    Silt Loam

    ML, OL, MH,


    OH

    25

    32

    [7],

    Clay Loam, Silty Clay Loam

    ML, OL, CL,


    MH, OH, CH

    18

    32

    [7],

    Silty clay

    OL, CL, OH,


    CH

    18

    32

    [7],

    Clay

    CL, CH, OH,


    OL

    18

    28

    [7],

    Peat and other highly organic


    soils

    Pt

    10

    [2],

    19

    [3 cited in 6]

    Correlation between SPT-N value, friction angle, and relative density


    Correlation between SPT-N value and friction angle and Relative density (Meyerhoff 1956)
    SPT N3
    [Blows/0.3 m - 1 ft]

    Soi packing

    Relative Density
    [%]

    Friction angle
    []

    <4

    Very loose

    < 20

    < 30

    4 -10

    Loose

    20 - 40

    30 - 35

    10 - 30

    Compact

    40 - 60

    35 - 40

    30 - 50

    Dense

    60 - 80

    40 - 45

    > 50

    Very Dense

    > 80

    > 45

    REFERENCES
    1. Swiss Standard SN 670 010b, Characteristic Coefficients of soils, Association of Swiss Road
    and Traffic Engineers
    2. JON W. KOLOSKI, SIGMUND D. SCHWARZ, and DONALD W. TUBBS, Geotechnical Properties
    of Geologic Materials, Engineering Geology in Washington, Volume 1, Washington Division of
    Geology and Earth Resources Bulletin 78, 1989, Link
    3. Carter, M. and Bentley, S. (1991). Correlations of soil properties. Penetech Press Publishers,
    London.
    4. Meyerhof, G. (1956). Penetration tests and bearing capacity of cohesionless soils. J Soils
    Mechanics and Foundation Division ASCE, 82(SM1).
    5. Peck, R., Hanson,W., and Thornburn, T. (1974). Foundation Engineering Handbook. Wiley,
    London.
    6. Obrzud R. & Truty, A.THE HARDENING SOIL MODEL - A PRACTICAL GUIDEBOOK Z Soil.PC
    100701 report, revised 31.01.2012
    7. Minnesota Department of Transportation, Pavement Design, 2007

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