Question: An embankment with side slope angle ( beta ) = pm 5 ^ * constructed with a soil that has varphi ^ * = 2

An embankment with side slope angle (beta)= pm5^* constructed with a soil that has varphi ^*=20^* and c 24 kPa. The compacted unit weight of the 19kN /(m ^3)
1. Find the critical height of the slope?
ii. Find the factor of safety (with respect to strength) of the slope for a height of 10 m
iii. Discuss the effect of tension crack and rapid draw down on the slope stability
(h). Draw and discuss the contact pressure and settlement distribution for rigid and

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