SITUATION: A finite slope has a height of 9m and it makes an angle of 30 degrees with the horizontal. The unit weight of the soil is 17 kN/m^3, cohesion along the surface is 24 kPa and the friction angle is 20 degrees. The angle that the failure plane makes with the vertical is 75 degrees: Determine the force that causes sliding 356.39 365.93 635.39 536.39

SITUATION: A finite slope has a height of 9m and it makes an angle of 30 degrees with the horizontal. The unit weight of the soil is 17 kN/m^3, cohesion along the surface is 24 kPa and the friction angle is 20 degrees. The angle that the failure plane makes with the vertical is 75 degrees: Determine the force that causes sliding 356.39 365.93 635.39 536.39

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781305970939

Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Chapter15: Slope Stability

Section: Chapter Questions

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