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Determine the shear stress required to move the single grain on the side slopes, if the critical shear stress required moving the similar grain on the horizontal bed is 2.91 N/m². Consider the angle of the side slope with the horizontal as 30° and the angle of repose of soil as 37°.

a.

1.61 N/m²

b.

2.61 N/m²

c.

2.91 N/m²

d.

1.00 N/m²

Answer: (a).1.61 N/m²

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