ECG 553 – GEOTECHNIQUES

GROUP PROJECT – SLOPE STABILITY

QUESTION NO 2

NAME ZAMIERA BINTI ZAMRAN (2019326293)

GROUP EC2204A4

PREPARED FOR Ts. Dr. Adnan Bin Derahman

TABULATION AND CALCULATION FOR SLOPE DURING SUBMERGED SESSION

Slice No. Width, b (m) Height, h(m) W = (𝛾𝐴𝐻1 + 𝛾𝐵𝐻2)𝑏 Level Disturbing
(kN/m) arm,d Moment, Md =
H1 H2 (m) Wd (kNm/m)
1 4 1.9 0 73.644 -1.8 -132.192

2 4 4.5 0 174.420 2.1 366.282

3 4 4.0 1.6 217.056 6.2 1345.747

4 4 0.6 3.0 139.536 10.2 1423.267

3,003.104

Factor of safety for cohesive soil is given by :

𝐶𝑢 𝑥 𝑅 2 𝑥 ∅
FOS =
𝑊𝑑

87𝜋
35 𝑥 132 𝑥 180
=
3003.104

= 2.99 > 1
TABULATION AND CALCULATION FOR SLOPE DURING SUBMERGED SESSION

Slice No. Width, b (m) Height, h(m) W = (𝛾𝐴𝐻1 + 𝛾𝐵𝐻2)𝑏 Level Disturbing
(kN/m) arm,d Moment, Md =
H1 H2 (m) Wd (kNm/m)
1 4 0.5 1.3 129.9 -1.3 -168.87

2 4 0.4 3.9 309.6 2.2 681.12

3 4 0 5.5 396.0 6.2 2455.2

4 4 0 3.6 259.2 10.2 2643.84

5611.29

Factor of safety for cohesive soil is given by :

𝐶𝑢 𝑥 𝑅 2 𝑥 ∅
FOS =
𝑊𝑑

87𝜋
35 𝑥 132 𝑥
180
=
5611.29

= 1.60 > 1
CONCLUSION

Value factor of safety during dry session is lower than during submerged session,
1.60>2.99, because there is no an external water level. The slope failure happen because there is
flow underwaterground. It can cause water fill easily and will make tension crack during and
make soil become more weaker.