Q: A cut is to be made in a soil that has y=18 kN/m³, c' = 20 kN/m², and p-15°. The side of the cut slope will make an angle of 30° with the horizontal. Using Culmann's Method, determine what depth of the cut slope will have a factor of safety of 2.

Q: A cut is to be made in a soil that has y=18 kN/m³, c' = 20 kN/m², and p-15°. The side of the cut slope will make an angle of 30° with the horizontal. Using Culmann's Method, determine what depth of the cut slope will have a factor of safety of 2.

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the cut slope will make an angle of 30° with the horizontal. Using Culmann's Method,
determine what depth of the cut slope will have a factor of safety of 2.

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