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TCVG3711 - Tut 6 (Slope Stability)
TCVG3711 - Tut 6 (Slope Stability)
[TCVG3711]
6.0 m
Backfill
sat =20 kN/m3
10.0 m c’ = 0 kPa
' = 21º
35°
Foundation Soil
sat =22 kN/m3
c’ = 4 kPa
' = 32º
REQUIRED: NOTE: Use 8 slices.
o For the given trial circular failure surface, determine the factor of safety using the:
a) Ordinary (Swedish) Method
b) Bishop’s Simplified Method
5.0 m 2.0 m
O
6.0 m
Backfill
sat =20 kN/m3
c’ = 0 kPa
10.0 m ' = 21º
35°
Foundation Soil
sat =22 kN/m3
c’ = 4 kPa
' = 32º
Scale 1:1
Note: ℎ𝐹𝑆 = z , since the ground water table and the soil boundary interface coincide in this case.
2.0
1 2.1 4.5 0.0 63 84.00 38.14 0.00 74.84 0.00 14.64
0.0
5.2
2 2.1 3.2 0.0 50 218.40 140.38 0.00 167.30 0.00 53.89
0.0
6.6
3 2.6 3.4 0.0 39 343.20 266.72 0.00 215.98 0.00 102.38
0.0
6.5
4 2.6 3.0 0.0 29 338.00 295.62 0.00 163.87 0.00 113.48
0.0
5.1
5 3.5 3.7 0.6 18 403.20 383.47 21.60 124.60 14.68 226.12
0.6
2.6
6 3.5 3.5 1.3 6 282.10 280.55 44.89 29.49 14.08 147.26
1.3
0.7
7 2.0 2.0 1.4 -3 89.60 89.48 27.47 -4.69 8.00 38.75
1.4
0.0
8 5.0 5.2 0.7 -15 77.00 74.38 35.57 -19.93 20.72 24.25
0.7
Note: ℎ𝐹𝑆 = z , since the ground water table and the soil boundary interface coincide in this case.
σ 𝑚𝑖
∴ 𝐹𝑆 = = 𝟏. 𝟏𝟕
σ(𝑊𝑖 ∙ 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼𝑖 )
TCVG3711 – Mr. S.S. Muluti 10
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