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Slope Stability

1) A cut is to be made in cohesive soil with a slope of 28 degrees. The depth to bedrock (h) is calculated to be 11.52 meters. 2) The factor of safety against slope failure is calculated to be 1.32. 3) Additional details are provided about slope stability calculations for infinite slopes under various seepage conditions.

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Slope Stability

1) A cut is to be made in cohesive soil with a slope of 28 degrees. The depth to bedrock (h) is calculated to be 11.52 meters. 2) The factor of safety against slope failure is calculated to be 1.32. 3) Additional details are provided about slope stability calculations for infinite slopes under various seepage conditions.

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A cut is to be made in a stratum of highly h

cohesive soil as shown on the figure. The slope nd 


H
angle that the cut makes with the horizontal is 28°
with an inclined distance AB = 15.34 m and BC = where nd  1.6 (depth factor )
10.4 m. Soil exploration indicated that the Value of " h "
bedrock is located “h” meters below the original
H  15.34sin 28
ground surface. The soil has a unit weight of
18.88 kN/m2 and a cohesion of 30 kN/m2. Angle of H  7.20 m
internal friction is 30°. The depth factor related to h
the distance to the underlying layer of stiff 1.6 
7.20
material or bedrock is 1.6. Soil stability number
is 0.167. h  11.52 m.
10.4 m
B C Compute the developed cohesion of soil.
H Hm  Cd
28°
A h 18.88(7.20)(0.167)  Cd
Cd  22.70 kPa
Compute the factor of safety.
C 30
FS  FS 
Cd 22.70
Compute the value of “h”.
FS  1.32
An infinite slope of granular soil has a slope Compute the factor of safety of the
of 23°. The saturated unit weight of sand is infinite slope of sand layer when
21.5 kN/m3 and the effective friction angle is subjected to partial seepage parallel
35°. The sand has a depth of 5 m. over a to the slope with water at a vertical
sledge rock. Depth of sand is measured depth of 3 m. above the sledge rock.
vertically.

h =3 m

H = 5m H = 5m

 = 23°
 = 23°

Compute the factor of safety of the  h   w  tan 


F .S .  1  
infinite slope without seepage.
  sat H  tan 
tan   3  9.81  tan 35
FS  F .S .  1 
tan  21.5  5 

  tan 23
tan 35
FS  F .S .  1.20
tan 23
FS  1.65
Compute the factor of safety of the
infinite slope if it is subjected to full
seepage parallel to the slope.

H = 5m

 = 23°

( sat   w ) tan 
F .S . 
 sat tan 

(21.5  9.81) tan 35


F .S . 
21.5 tan 23
F .S .  0.897
From the figure shown, the soil has a unit Compute the maximum depth up to
weight of 17 kN/m3 and undrained shear which cut could be made.
strength cU = 20 kN/m2. The slope makes cu
an angle of 60° with the horizontal. Hcr 
Assume a stability number m = 0.185.  sm
20
8m
Hcr 
B C 17(0.185)
Hcr  6.36 m
Hcr
Compute the angle that the failure plane
makes with the horizontal if BC = 8 m.
Failure
60° ° plane 6.36
A
y
tan 60 
y
x
y  3.67 m 6.36
Compute for the stability factor.
tan  
1 1 x  3.67  8.0 11.67
SF  SF 
x  11.67 m.   28.59
m 0.185
SF  5.41

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