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Find the height of the slope.
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A 30° slope has a height of 10 m as shown in the figure below. The soil in the slope has the following parameters c = 20 kPa, ϕ = 0°, γ = 18 kN/m . Calculate the factor of safety for the slip surface shown in the figure.
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