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Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305970939
Author: Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Find the required height (h) of water inside the cut in order to ensure a factor of safety of 1.5.

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