Example 5: For the following cross section of dam with shown slip surface and the data tabulated

below,
compute the factor of safety against sliding. γ is 20 KN/m3 , φ is 35o and c is 10 KPa.

  c *L
Slic h b α u Area W N U N-U
T KN
e (m) (m) deg KPa m2 KN KN KN KN
KN

4.9 140. 82.89

1 0 53.16 0 11.73 234.6 187.8 0 140.6
7 7

4.9 424. 113. 63.30

2 4.72 38.26 18 27.04 540.8 334.9 310.7
7 6 9

4.9 547. 213. 55.38

3 6.16 26.17 38.5 30.50 610.0 269.0 334.3
7 5 2

4.9 531. 229. 51.52

4 6.11 15.29 44.5 27.56 551.2 145.4 302.4
7 7 3

4.9 391. 181. 49.89

5 4.98 4.97 36.4 19.66 393.2 34.1 210.1
7 7 6

4.9 14.2 145. 49.90

6 2.93 -5.19 7.28 145.6 -13.2 71.1 73.9
7 5 0

957.13 1372 352.88

Area = (h1+h2/2)*b

W = area *γ

N = W cos α

T = W sin α

U = L*u

L = b /cos α

Factor of safety =
∑ ( c . l + ( N−U ) tan φ )
∑T

Factor of safety =
∑ ( 352.88+(1372)tan 35 ) = 1.37
957.13