Calculation of Static Factor of Safety by Method of Slices

Slice No.

Horizontal
Width

Height of Slice

Area

Weight of the
Slice

Height of Slice

ton

Foundation

Embankment

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

1.55
3.75
3.75
4.50
4.25
3.25
6.75
6.00
9.00
8.00
7.75
7.00
7.00
11.00

Left

Right

Average

0
4
8.75
14
16.25
18.5
16.5
13.5
13.5
10.5
8
5.5
3
-

4
8.75
14
16.25
18.5
16.5
13.5
13.5
10.5
8
5.5
3
0
-

2
6.375
11.375
15.125
17.375
17.5
15
13.5
12
9.25
6.75
4.25
1.5
-

g = 2.05 t/m
3.10
23.91
42.66
68.06
73.84
56.88
101.25
81.00
108.00
74.00
52.31
29.75
10.50

6.36
49.01
87.45
139.53
151.38
116.59
207.56
166.05
221.40
151.70
107.24
60.99
21.53

Left

Right

0.00
2.00
6.00
8.00
10.25
11.00
10.50
9.00
6.50

2.00
6.00
8.00
10.25
11.00
10.50
9.00
6.50
0.00

Total Resisting Force =

809.162+134.9

Factor of Safety =

944.062 / 579.263

Height of Slice

Area

Total Weight of
Weight of the Slice
Slice (W)
ton

Foundation

944.062 t
1.630

3.25
27.00
42.00
82.13
85.00
83.31
68.25
54.25
35.75

2.418
20.088
31.248
61.101
63.24
61.9845
50.778
40.362
26.598

Effective
Normal
Force (N)

ton

cosa

sina

Wcosa

6.36
49.01
87.45
139.53
151.38
119.01
227.65
197.30
282.50
214.94
169.23
111.77
61.89
26.60

66
60
53.3
47
40
35
29
22.3
13
4.3
4.3
12.3
20
31

0.407
0.500
0.598
0.682
0.766
0.819
0.875
0.925
0.974
0.997
0.997
0.977
0.940
0.857

0.913
0.866
0.801
0.731
0.643
0.573
0.485
0.379
0.225
0.075
0.075
0.213
0.342
0.515

ton
2.588
24.526
52.293
95.200
115.998
97.510
199.136
182.557
275.268
214.336
168.749
109.203
58.159
22.803
1618.325

gsub = 0.744 t/m3

Average

1.00
4.00
7.00
9.13
10.63
10.75
9.75
7.75
3.25

Angle by the radius with

center of slice (degree)

Driving
Force (T)
Wsina

5.804
42.429
70.087
102.005
97.264
68.232
110.316
74.830
63.517
16.108
-12.682
-23.798
-21.156
-13.693
579.263

N. tanf

Resisting Forces

Embank
Foundation
ment
c = 0, c = 1.9 t /m3,
L=29 m
L=71 m
1.294
0
134.9
12.263
0
26.146
0
47.600
0
57.999
0
48.755
0
99.568
0
91.278
0
137.634
0
107.168
0
84.375
0
54.601
0
29.079
0
11.401
0
809.162
0.000
134.900

tanf = 0.5

Calculation of Pseudo-Static Factor of Safety by Method of Slices

Slice No.

Horizontal
Width

Height of Slice

Area

Weight of the
Slice

Height of Slice

ton

Foundation

Embankment

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

1.55
3.75
3.75
4.50
4.25
3.25
6.75
6.00
9.00
8.00
7.75
7.00
7.00
11.00

Left

Right

Average

0
4
8.75
14
16.25
18.5
16.5
13.5
13.5
10.5
8
5.5
3
-

4
8.75
14
16.25
18.5
16.5
13.5
13.5
10.5
8
5.5
3
0
-

2
6.375
11.375
15.125
17.375
17.5
15
13.5
12
9.25
6.75
4.25
1.5
-

g = 2.05 t/m3
3.10
23.91
42.66
68.06
73.84
56.88
101.25
81.00
108.00
74.00
52.31
29.75
10.50

6.36
49.01
87.45
139.53
151.38
116.59
207.56
166.05
221.40
151.70
107.24
60.99
21.53

Left

Right

0.00
2.00
6.00
8.00
10.25
11.00
10.50
9.00
6.50

2.00
6.00
8.00
10.25
11.00
10.50
9.00
6.50
0.00

Total Resisting Force =

Total Driving Force =

809.162+134.9

Factor of Safety =

944.062 / 579.263

Height of Slice

Area

Foundation
Average

1.00
4.00
7.00
9.13
10.63
10.75
9.75
7.75
3.25

909.307 t
773.462 t
1.176

Weight of the Slice

Total Weight of
Slice (W)

ton

ton

gsub = 0.744 t/m

3.25
27.00
42.00
82.13
85.00
83.31
68.25
54.25
35.75

2.418
20.088
31.248
61.101
63.24
61.9845
50.778
40.362
26.598

Angle by the radius with

center of slice (degree)
a

cosa

Effective
Normal
Force (N)

sina

Wcosa

0.913
0.866
0.801
0.731
0.643
0.573
0.485
0.379
0.225
0.075
0.075
0.213
0.342
0.515

ton
2.588
24.526
52.293
95.200
115.998
97.510
199.136
182.557
275.268
214.336
168.749
109.203
58.159
22.803
1618.325

6.36
49.01
87.45
139.53
151.38
119.01
227.65
197.30
282.50
214.94
169.23
111.77
61.89
26.60

66
60
53.3
47
40
35
29
22.3
13
4.3
4.3
12.3
20
31

0.407
0.500
0.598
0.682
0.766
0.819
0.875
0.925
0.974
0.997
0.997
0.977
0.940
0.857

Driving
Force (T)
Wsina

5.804
42.429
70.087
102.005
97.264
68.232
110.316
74.830
63.517
16.108
-12.682
-23.798
-21.156
-13.693
579.263

N. tanf

Resisting Forces

Embank
Foundation
ment
c = 0, c = 1.9 t /m3,
L=29 m
L=71 m
1.294
0
134.9
12.263
0
26.146
0
47.600
0
57.999
0
48.755
0
99.568
0
91.278
0
137.634
0
107.168
0
84.375
0
54.601
0
29.079
0
11.401
0
809.162
0.000
134.900

tanf = 0.5

Calculation of Pseudo-Static Factor of Safety by Method of Slices

Slice No.

Horizontal
Width

Height of Slice

Area

Embankment

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

1.55
3.75
3.75
4.50
4.25
3.25
6.75
6.00
9.00
8.00
7.75
7.00
7.00
11.00

Left

Right

Average

0
4
8.75
14
16.25
18.5
16.5
13.5
13.5
10.5
8
5.5
3
-

4
8.75
14
16.25
18.5
16.5
13.5
13.5
10.5
8
5.5
3
0
-

2
6.375
11.375
15.125
17.375
17.5
15
13.5
12
9.25
6.75
4.25
1.5
-

Weight of the Slice

Height of Slice

ton

Foundation

g = 2.05 t/m
3.10
23.91
42.66
68.06
73.84
56.88
101.25
81.00
108.00
74.00
52.31
29.75
10.50

6.36
49.01
87.45
139.53
151.38
116.59
207.56
166.05
221.40
151.70
107.24
60.99
21.53

Left

0.00
2.00
6.00
8.00
10.25
11.00
10.50
9.00
6.50

+
+ (

=
=

0.191

Considering FOS = 1

Height of Slice

Area

Foundation
Right

2.00
6.00
8.00
10.25
11.00
10.50
9.00
6.50
0.00

)
Considering FOS = 1

Total Weight of
Slice (W)

ton

ton

cosa

sina

6.36
49.01
87.45
139.53
151.38
119.01
227.65
197.30
282.50
214.94
169.23
111.77
61.89
26.60

66
60
53.3
47
40
35
29
22.3
13
4.3
4.3
12.3
20
31

0.407
0.500
0.598
0.682
0.766
0.819
0.875
0.925
0.974
0.997
0.997
0.977
0.940
0.857

0.913
0.866
0.801
0.731
0.643
0.573
0.485
0.379
0.225
0.075
0.075
0.213
0.342
0.515

gsub = 0.744 t/m3

Average

1.00
4.00
7.00
9.13
10.63
10.75
9.75
7.75
3.25

Angle by the radius with

center of slice (degree)

Weight of the Slice

3.25
27.00
42.00
82.13
85.00
83.31
68.25
54.25
35.75

2.418
20.088
31.248
61.101
63.24
61.9845
50.778
40.362
26.598

Effective
Normal
Force (N)

Driving
Force (T)

Wcosa

Wsina

ton
2.588
24.526
52.293
95.200
115.998
97.510
199.136
182.557
275.268
214.336
168.749
109.203
58.159
22.803
1618.325

5.804
42.429
70.087
102.005
97.264
68.232
110.316
74.830
63.517
16.108
-12.682
-23.798
-21.156
-13.693
579.263

N. tanf

Resisting Forces

Embank
Foundation
ment
c = 0, c = 1.9 t /m3,
L=29 m
L=71 m
1.294
0
134.9
12.263
0
26.146
0
47.600
0
57.999
0
48.755
0
99.568
0
91.278
0
137.634
0
107.168
0
84.375
0
54.601
0
29.079
0
11.401
0
809.162
0.000
134.900

tanf = 0.5