Determine the slope angle for an infinite slope that is made using a soil with no cohesion and having internal friction angle of 30° and saturated unit weight of 20 kN/m². The factor of safety for the slope is taken to be 1.5 and the unit weight of water as 10 kN/m².

Determine the slope angle for an infinite slope that is made using a soil with no cohesion and having internal friction angle of 30° and saturated unit weight of 20 kN/m². The factor of safety for the slope is taken to be 1.5 and the unit weight of water as 10 kN/m².

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Determine the slope angle for an infinite slope that is made
using a soil with no cohesion and having internal friction
angle of 30° and saturated unit weight of 20 kN/m³. The
factor of safety for the slope is taken to be 1.5 and the
unit weight of water as 10 kN/m³.

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