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    1. The document provides information to calculate the factor of safety for a sheet-piled slope using the method of slices, including slice data with geometry, unit weight, and forces. 2. The total driving moment and resisting moment are calculated. 3. The factor of safety is determined to be 1.37 based on the resisting moment divided by the driving moment.

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    1. The document provides information to calculate the factor of safety for a sheet-piled slope using the method of slices, including slice data with geometry, unit weight, and forces. 2. The total driving moment and resisting moment are calculated. 3. The factor of safety is determined to be 1.37 based on the resisting moment divided by the driving moment.

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    1. The document provides information to calculate the factor of safety for a sheet-piled slope using the method of slices, including slice data with geometry, unit weight, and forces. 2. The total driving moment and resisting moment are calculated. 3. The factor of safety is determined to be 1.37 based on the resisting moment divided by the driving moment.

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    For the sheet-piled slope shown in Figure, determine the factor of safety for the

    general sliding along the trial surface abc, using the method of slices.
    Slice b havg avg w x   wcostan w*x

    1 1.50 4.92 1.60 11.81 15.75 72.7 10.0 0.62 185.98


    2 1.88 8.63 1.60 25.96 14.06 58.5 10.0 2.39 364.98
    3 1.80 11.08 1.63 32.51 12.22 -- -- ---- 397.26
    4 1.80 12.79 1.67 38.45 10.42 -- -- ---- 400.62
    5 1.80 14.07 1.69 42.80 8.62 -- -- ---- 368.94
    6 1.80 14.79 1.70 45.26 6.82 -- -- ---- 308.66
    7 1.92 13.02 1.73 43.25 4.96 -- -- ---- 214.51
    8 1.90 6.22 1.90 22.45 3.05 -- -- ---- 68.49
    9 1.90 6.46 1.90 23.32 1.15 -- -- ---- 26.82
    10 1.90 6.48 1.90 23.39 -0.75 -- -- ---- -17.54
    11 1.90 6.29 1.90 22.71 -2.65 -- -- ---- -60.17
    12 1.90 5.86 1.90 21.15 -4.55 -- -- ---- -96.25
    13 1.90 5.19 1.90 18.74 -6.45 -- -- ---- -120.85
    14 1.90 4.23 1.90 15.27 -8.35 -- -- ---- -127.51
    15 1.90 2.93 1.90 10.58 -10.25 -- -- ---- -108.42
    16 1.92 1.15 1.90 4.20 -12.16 -- -- ---- -51.01
     3.01 1754.49

    R = 16.5 m
    1 = 37.3o L1 = R*1/180 = 16.5 * *37.3/180 = 10.74 m
    2 = 105.4o L2 = R*2/180 = 16.5 * *105.4/180 = 30.35 m
     c*L = 2.0 * 10.74 + 4.0 * 30.35 = 142.88 t/m'

    Driving moment =  wx = 1754.49 mt/m'

    Resisting moment = (c*L+wcostan)*R = (142.88 + 3.01)*16.5 = 2407.19 mt/m'

    FS = Resisting moment/Driving moment = 2407.19/1754.49 = 1.37

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