An embankment is to be constructed with a granular soil (bulk unit weight = 20 kN/m³) on a saturated clayey silt deposit (undrained shear strength = 25 kPa). Assuming undrained general shear failure and bearing capacity factor of 5.7. The maximum height (in m) of the embankment at the point of failure is (a) 7.1 (b) 5.0 (c) 4.5 (d) 2.5
An embankment is to be constructed with a granular soil (bulk unit weight = 20 kN/m³) on a saturated clayey silt deposit (undrained shear strength = 25 kPa). Assuming undrained general shear failure and bearing capacity factor of 5.7. The maximum height (in m) of the embankment at the point of failure is (a) 7.1 (b) 5.0 (c) 4.5 (d) 2.5
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![An embankment is to be constructed with a
granular soil (bulk unit weight = 20 kN/m³) on a
saturated clayey silt deposit (undrained shear
strength = 25 kPa). Assuming undrained general
shear failure and bearing capacity factor of 5.7.
The maximum height (in m) of the embankment
at the point of failure is
(a) 7.1
(b) 5.0
(d) 2.5
(c) 4.5](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3479a213-93a4-4daa-96b4-4c7e961b1084%2F1fedcb4e-43ae-4732-a633-8db3cf3b6501%2Fcwmlids_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:An embankment is to be constructed with a
granular soil (bulk unit weight = 20 kN/m³) on a
saturated clayey silt deposit (undrained shear
strength = 25 kPa). Assuming undrained general
shear failure and bearing capacity factor of 5.7.
The maximum height (in m) of the embankment
at the point of failure is
(a) 7.1
(b) 5.0
(d) 2.5
(c) 4.5
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