A finite slope has a height of 9m and it makes an angle of 30 degrees with the horizontal. The unit weight of the soil is 17 kN/m^3, cohesion along the surface is 24 kPa and the friction angle is 20 degrees. The angle that the failure plane makes with the vertical is 75 degrees: Determine the developed frictional force along the failure plane 484.11 425.89 130.50 143.19

A finite slope has a height of 9m and it makes an angle of 30 degrees with the horizontal. The unit weight of the soil is 17 kN/m^3, cohesion along the surface is 24 kPa and the friction angle is 20 degrees. The angle that the failure plane makes with the vertical is 75 degrees: Determine the developed frictional force along the failure plane 484.11 425.89 130.50 143.19

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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Chapter15: Slope Stability

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