EXAMPLE 9.

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• Determine the factor of safety in
terms of effective stress of the slope
shown in figure in respect of the
trial circle shown. Assume that the
pore pressure ratio ru = 0.3.

• Upper layer: c’1 = 25 kPa Φ’1 = 12 γ1= 18 KN / m3

• Upper layer: c’2 = 7 kPa Φ’2 = 12 γ2= 18 KN / m3

 2.0 m 5.0 m

ӨFB =
θAF = 79.90
4.0 m 79.90

x B

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5.0 m
h1
9 Soil 1
2m
8
F

3.0 m 7 Soil 2
6
5 h2
A 350 4
2 3
1
Slice no h1 (m) h2 (m) W x (m) α (deg.) cos α – ru N’ T
(kN/m) sec α

1 0.00 0.6 23.4 5.67 24.10 0.584 13.7 -9.6

2 0.00 2.1 81.9 4.00 16.70 0.645 52.8 -23.5

3 0.00 3.9 152.1 2.00 8.28 0.686 104.3 -21.9

4 0.55 5.0 214.8 0.00 0.00 0.700 150.4 0.0

5 2.00 4.8 259.2 2.00 8.28 0.686 177.8 37.3

6 3.30 4.4 290.4 4.00 16.70 0.645 187.3 83.5

7 4.70 3.5 305.7 6.00 25.60 0.569 173.9 132.1

8 5.00 2.5 277.5 8.00 35.20 0.450 124.9 160.0

9 5.00 0.7 207.3 10.00 46.00 0.265 54.5 149.0

10 2.90 0.0 125.3 11.8 58.1 -0.039 0 106.4

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• N’ = W(cos α – ru sec α)
• T = W sin α
• LAF = θAFR = 79.9 x π x 13.39 =
19.37 m 180

• LFB = 23.7 x π x 13.89 = 5.75 m

180
• F = [25 x 5.75 + 7 x 19.39] + [tan 12(0) + tan 25(1040)]
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= 1.25