ACTIVITY 4

PROBLEM 1
An infinite slope is purely cohesive soil has a
saturated unit weight of 20kN/m3 effective
cohesion of 48kPa. It has a slope of 18. The clay
has a depth of 5m over ledge rock. Depth clay is
measured vertically.
a) Compute the factor of safety against
slippage.
b) Compute the critical depth of the infinite
slope.
 PROBLEM 2
A finite slope has the following properties:
Angle of friction = 20 
Cohesion of soil = 25kN/m2
Unit weight of soil = 18kN/m3
Angle of slope = 45
a) Compute the height of the slope for critical
equilibrium.
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b) If H cr = ,where m is the stability number,
 sm
find the value of m.
c) Compute the stability factor (S.F). Note S.F = 1/m.