A site consists of a 12 m thick saturated clay deposit underlain by bedrock. The clay has ??=20.0????/??3and ????=40????/??2 . If an excavation is to be made at a slope angle ??=25° to a depth of 10.0 m, what would be the factor of safety FSs? What type of failure circle would you expect?

A site consists of a 12 m thick saturated clay deposit underlain by bedrock. The clay has ??=20.0????/??3and ????=40????/??2 . If an excavation is to be made at a slope angle ??=25° to a depth of 10.0 m, what would be the factor of safety FSs? What type of failure circle would you expect?

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Chapter13: Slope Stability

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