A deep cut of 7 m has to be made in a clay with unit weight 16 kN/m' and a cohesion of 25 kN/m² . What will be the factor of safety if one has to have a slope angle of 30°? Stability number is given to be 0.178 (from Taylor's chart) for a depth factor of 3.

A deep cut of 7 m has to be made in a clay with unit weight 16 kN/m' and a cohesion of 25 kN/m² . What will be the factor of safety if one has to have a slope angle of 30°? Stability number is given to be 0.178 (from Taylor's chart) for a depth factor of 3.

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Chapter15: Slope Stability

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Problem 15.17P

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A deep cut of 7 m has to be made in a
clay with unit weight 16 kN/m' and a
cohesion of 25 kN/m² . What will be the
factor of safety if one has to have a slope
angle of 30°? Stability number is given
to be 0.178 (from Taylor's chart) for a
depth factor of 3.

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