Solve a and b 15 A slope 60 ft high has a face inclination of 30°.Uniform soils comprise the slope and foundationzone and have a unit weight of 115 pcf, an angleof internal friction of 25°, and a cohesion of 400psf. Use the Taylor stability charts for totalstress analysis to:(a) Determine the slope factor of safety inregard to soil cohesion only.(b) Determine the slope factor of safety in re-gard to both cohesion and angle of internalfriction. (Hint: Use a trial-and-error proce-dure by assuming a value for the FS toapply to o, obtain a value for N, thencompare the assumed FS with the formula-calculated FS.)

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15 A slope 60 ft high has a face inclination of 30°. Uniform soils comprise the slope and foundation zone and have a unit weight of 115 pcf, an angle

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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Chapter17: Subsoil Exploration

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