What is the hillslope's factor of safety to the nearest tenth when the water table has a height of 1.5 m above the soil-bedrock interface (in the slope-normal direction)?
What is the hillslope's factor of safety to the nearest tenth when the water table has a height of 1.5 m above the soil-bedrock interface (in the slope-normal direction)?
Chapter2: Loads On Structures
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Transcribed Image Text:For questions 1-4, assume there is a 3-meter-deep soil layer (measured in the slope-normal direction) with a density of 1600 kg/m³, cohesion of 18 kPa, and a friction angle of 25 degrees. The potential failure plane is located at the soil-bedrock interface, is parallel to the surface, and has a slope of 35 degrees. As usual, assume the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s², and the density of water is 1000 kg/m³.

Transcribed Image Text:2. What is the hillslope’s factor of safety to the nearest tenth when the water table has a height of 1.5 m above the soil-bedrock interface (in the slope-normal direction)?
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