A 3-ft-thick (measured vertically) veneer of residual soil overlies a long rock slope inclined at 28 degrees above the horizontal. During a period of prolonged rainfall, the soil slide down the slope when the free water surface in the residual soil was 2 ft above the rock (measured vertically). The total unit weight of the soil above and below the free water surface was about 132 pcf. Determine possible combinations of effective stress cohesion intercept (c') and effective stress friction angle (o') at the soil-rock interface consistent with the failure. Plot these values on a diagram showing that, as o' increases, c' decreases, for conditions corresponding to failure.

A 3-ft-thick (measured vertically) veneer of residual soil overlies a long rock slope inclined at 28 degrees above the horizontal. During a period of prolonged rainfall, the soil slide down the slope when the free water surface in the residual soil was 2 ft above the rock (measured vertically). The total unit weight of the soil above and below the free water surface was about 132 pcf. Determine possible combinations of effective stress cohesion intercept (c') and effective stress friction angle (o') at the soil-rock interface consistent with the failure. Plot these values on a diagram showing that, as o' increases, c' decreases, for conditions corresponding to failure.

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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