Slope Stability Analysis Write down your calculations

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Slope Stability Analysis Write down your calculations

PROBLEM 1:
A long natural slope in sands of unsaturated and saturated unit weights of 19 kN/m3 and 20 kN/m3,
respectively. The slope is inclined at 18 to the horizontal. After heavy rainfall, the water table may
increase, and seepage is roughly parallel to the slope. A slip has developed on a plane parallel to the
surface at a depth of 5 m. Determine the depth of water table that would lead to a slope failure (e.g., the
factor of safety = 1) along the slip plane using ’ = 30. (Modified after Craig’s Soil Mechanics 2004)
Slope Stability Analysis Write down your calculations
Slope Stability Analysis Write down your calculations

PROBLEM 2:
A 45 slope is excavated to a depth of 8m in a deep layer of saturated clay of unit weight 19 kN/m3: the
relevant shear strength parameters are cu = 65 kN/m2 and u = 0. Determine the factor of safety for the trial
failure surface specified in figure below. The cross-sectional area ABCD is 70m 2. (Modified after Craig’s
Soil Mechanics 2004)
Slope Stability Analysis Write down your calculations
Slope Stability Analysis Write down your calculations

PROBLEM 3:
A 45 slope is excavated to a depth of 8m in a deep layer of saturated clay of unit weight 19 kN/m3: the
relevant shear strength parameters are cu = 65 kN/m2 and u = 0. Determine the factor of safety using
Taylor’s stability chart for (1) firm stratum at base of excavation, and (2) firm stratum at 12 m below DC
plane. (Modified after Craig’s Soil Mechanics 2004)

First stratum at base of excavation DH=H

𝐷𝐻
= 1 the factor of safety is 0.17
𝐻
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Second stratum 12m below DC

𝐷𝐻 12
= = 1.5 the factor of safety is 0.18
𝐻 8