A canal having side slopes 1: 1 is proposed to be constructed in a cohesive soil to a depth of 10 m below the ground surface. The soil properties are : 4, = 15°, c, = 12 kPa , e=1.0, G, = 2.65. If Taylor's stability number S, is 0.08 and if the canal flows full, the factor of safety with respect to cohesion against failure of the canal bank slopes will be

A canal having side slopes 1: 1 is proposed to be constructed in a cohesive soil to a depth of 10 m below the ground surface. The soil properties are : 4, = 15°, c, = 12 kPa , e=1.0, G, = 2.65. If Taylor's stability number S, is 0.08 and if the canal flows full, the factor of safety with respect to cohesion against failure of the canal bank slopes will be

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