A cut is to be made in a soil for a canal having side slopes of 11/2: 1 to a depth of 8 m below the ground surface. The soil has cohesion of 15 kN/m², p' = 10°, void ratio of 0.86 and specific gravity of 2.67. If the Taylor's stability number is 0.17 and canal flows full then the factor of safety is

A cut is to be made in a soil for a canal having side slopes of 11/2: 1 to a depth of 8 m below the ground surface. The soil has cohesion of 15 kN/m², p' = 10°, void ratio of 0.86 and specific gravity of 2.67. If the Taylor's stability number is 0.17 and canal flows full then the factor of safety is

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Chapter3: Weight–volume Relationships

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