The slow movement of slopes downhill in response to the alternating expansion of soil perpendicular to the slope surface and the shrinking of soil straight downward due to gravity is called: slide earthflow creep

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A: Given: Slope angle, β = 45° Critical height of slope, H = 6 m Cohesion, C = 21 kPa Dry unit weight,…

Q: An infinitely long slope having a slope angle of 50° and critical height of 6.67 m is made of a soil…

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Q: The base width of a solid gravity dam is 35 m and the specific gravity of dan material is 2,45. What…

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Q: 32. An infinite slope is to be constructed in a soil. The effective stress strength parameters of…

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Q: A trapezoidal channel discharges water at a rate of 45 m³/s. The wetted perimeter and area are 14 m…

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Q: Water is flowing through the formation shown at a constant Darcy velocity. The following information…

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Q: 15: A highway exit ramp has 5% superelevation. The redius of horizontal cruve is 400 m. If the slide…

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Q: Sand is placed on a rock slope, as shown in Figure Q2. (a) Show that sand will be stable (i.e., no…

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Q: A concrete dam given in the figure has water 21.82 m deep acting on its vertical sides. Assuming…

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Q: A concrete dam is going to be built on a silty/clayey sand stratum overlaying an impermeable bedrock…

A: Given- At point 1- Head difference- H=6.1+1.5m,H=7.6 m.

Q: Q-An infinite slope is to be constructed in a soil. The effective stress strength parameters of the…

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Q: F. Calculate the friction slope e upstream end has a depth of yı int: consider the ratio of bed and…

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Q: 30° slope has a height of 10 m as shown in the figure below. The soil in the slope has the following…

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Q: A conic section is formed from a plane intersecting cones as shown. The plane is at an angle of 5.0°…

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Q: 1.0 •1 0.5 1.0 10.0 The virgin compression curve with axes adopted as per convention in this regard…

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Q: 3. A cut slope consist of soil materials that has a unit weight of 16 KN/cu.m and undrained shear…

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Q: An unsupported slope of height 15 m is shown in the figure (not to scale), in which the slope face…

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Q: long slope is made up of a cohesionless soil with the internal friction angle of 34°. If the water…

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Q: Potential Water Table Slide Plane Stationary Material Two prominent geologic units in the study area…

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Q: The base width of a solid gravity dam is 25 m. The material of the dam has a specific gravity of…

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Q: An infinitely long slope is made up of a c-ôsoil having the properties: cohesion (c)=20 kPa, and dry…

A: Given, Cohesion, C = 20 kPa. Dry unit weight, γd=16 kNm3. The angle of inclination, β=40°. Critical…

Q: 2. A 10-KN box is sliding down on a 75° slope with a velocity of 10 m/s. The kinetic coefficient of…

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Q: 1. Find the Factor of safety against sliding along the interface for the infinite slope shown in…

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Q: A cone of base diameter 100 mm and height 150 mm is resting upon HP on its base. A horizontal square…

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Q: Calculate the factor of safety for the proposed slope failure surface shown. The radius of the…

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Q: A long slope is formed in a soil with shear strength parameters: c’ = 0 and ϕ’ = 34⁰. A firm stratum…

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Q: A triangular channel has a 40-degree walls with respect to the horizontal. A smooth asphalt (n =…

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Q: - A long slope is formed in a soil with shear strength parameters: c' = 0 and ' = 34°. A firm…

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