A cut slope is planned in a soil having properties as follows: γ = 19.3 kN/m3, ϕ′ = 19°, and c′ = 55 kN/m2. The cut slope makes an angle 60° with the horizontal. Assuming a planar failure surface, what would be the maximum permissible slope height, H, if the desired factor of safety is 2.5?

A cut slope is planned in a soil having properties as follows: γ = 19.3 kN/m3, ϕ′ = 19°, and c′ = 55 kN/m2. The cut slope makes an angle 60° with the horizontal. Assuming a planar failure surface, what would be the maximum permissible slope height, H, if the desired factor of safety is 2.5?

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Chapter15: Slope Stability

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