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Cohesion, c, is usually determined in the laboratory from the Direct Shear
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Other soil and soil related properties are listed below:

Angle of Internal Friction

Bearing Capacity Factors
Cohesion
External Friction Angle
Factor of Safety
Lateral Earth Pressure Coefficients
Modulus of Vertical Subgrade Reaction
Soil Unit Weights
Young's Modulus or modulus of elasticity

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