A canal having side slopes 1:1 is proposed to be constructed in a cohesive soil to a depth of 10m below the ground surface. The soil properties are ϕu = 15⁰, Cu = 12 kPa, e = 1.00, Gs = 2.65. If Taylors stability number, Sn = 0.08 and if the canal flows full, the factor of safety with respect to cohesion failure against the failure of canal bank slopes will be most nearly equal to?

A canal having side slopes 1:1 is proposed to be constructed in a cohesive soil to a depth of 10m below the ground surface. The soil properties are ϕu = 15⁰, Cu = 12 kPa, e = 1.00, Gs = 2.65. If Taylors stability number, Sn = 0.08 and if the canal flows full, the factor of safety with respect to cohesion failure against the failure of canal bank slopes will be most nearly equal to?

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter3: Weight–volume Relationships

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