BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956

BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956

BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956
BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956
BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956
BITS Pilani, Deemed to be University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956
6. A granular soil has sat = 19 kN/m3, = 350. infinite slope has to be made
of this material. If factor of safety of 1.3 is needed, determine safe
slope angle:
a. When slope is dry or submerged without seepage.
b. If seepage occurs at and parallel to slope surface.
If seepage occurs parallel to slope with water table at a depth of 1.5m,
what is factor of safety available on a slip plane parallel to ground
surface at a depth of 4m. Assume slope angle = 280 in this case.

a. When slope is dry or submerged without seepage = tan/tan = factor

of safety = 1.3. Hence, tan = tan/1.3 = 0.7/1.3 = .538, so = 28deg.

b. If seepage occurs at and parallel to ground surface, factor of safety =

tan/sattan, so, 1.3 = (19-9.8)tan35/19tan. From this, tan = 0.26
and = 14.6deg.

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 If seepage occurs parallel to slope with water table at a depth of 1.5m,
factor of safety available on a slip plane parallel to ground surface at a
depth of 4m = (1-wh/satz)tan/tan
h = 4-1.5 = 2.5m.
Factor of safety = (1-9.8*2.5/19*4)tan35/tan28 = 0.8923

7. A proposed cutting in homogeneous cohesive soil will have slope

angle 25deg and will be 8m deep. Using stability chart, determine
factor of safety against shear failure for:
a. cu = 45kN/m2, u = 0, = 19kN/m3, D is large.
b. cu = 45kN/m2, u = 0, = 19kN/m3, cohesive layer overlies a hard shale
layer present at 12m depth
c. cu = 25kN/m2, u = 15deg, = 18.5kN/m3

a. It is base failure condition. From stability chart, for large D, stability

number = 0.181 = cu /FcH = 45/Fc*19*8, so, Fc = 1.64. it is factor of
safety against shear failure also.

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b. It is also base failure condition. From stability chart, for D = 12/8 = 1.5,
stability number = 0.157 = cu /FcH = 45/Fc*19*8, so, Fc = 1.89. it is factor
of safety against shear failure also.

c. It is toe failure. Assume, F = 2, tanm = tanu/2 = tan15/2 = 0.134, so

m = 7.6deg. For this and slope angle = 25deg., from stability chart,
stability no. = 0.068 = cu /FcH = 25/Fc*18.5*8, so, Fc = 2.48. it is not
correct as Fc and F are not equal.
Assume F = 2.1, so m = 7.3deg. For this and slope angle = 25deg., from
stability chart, stability no. = 0.08 = cu /FcH = 25/Fc*18.5*8, so, Fc = 2.1.
as both factor of safety is equal, it is also factor of safety against
shear failure = 2.1.

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