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Determine the minimum factor of safety of a slope with the following parameters: H = 14 m, ( = 26.56, ( = 19 kN/m3, ( = 25, c' = 20 kN/m2, and ru = 0.5. Use Bishop and Morgenstern's method.

Determine the minimum factor of safety of a slope with the following parameters: H = 14 m, ( = 26.56°, ( = 19 kN/m3, ( = 25°, c' = 20 kN/m2, and ru = 0.5. Use Bishop and Morgenstern's method.

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