Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 13, Problem 13.21P
(a)
To determine
Find the critical height of the slope in case (a).
(b)
To determine
Find the critical height of the slope in case (c).
(c)
To determine
Find the critical height of the slope in case (d).
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