Question: For the proposed 3 0 - ft high geotextile - reinforced embankment and the slip trial - surface shown in the next page, determine the

For the proposed 30-ft high geotextile-reinforced embankment and the slip trial-surface shown in the next page, determine the following:
a) Factor of safety with no geotextile (GT) reinforcement,
b) Number of GT reinforcement layers and spacing required to raise the FS to 1.5.
c) Required GT embedment length behind the slip surface in order to mobilize the allowable tensile strength with transfer efficiency (E%)=80% and FS=1.5.
d) Total length of each GT layer.
e) Suggested construction orientation of GT layers.
f) Final design diagram showing all necessary details
Other information:
Embankment soil:
c=250 DSE, =10, and =110 DC. and Slope angle, =45.
Foundation soil:
c=520psf=16, and =110 BCE
GT :
Allowable tensile strength, Tallow=1700lbft(machine direction)
Allowable tensile strength, Tallow=1300lbft(cross-machine direction)
Slice weight, arc length and inclination: Use the following table:
\table[[Slice #,Weight, kips/ft,L(ft),Inclination angle, (degrees)],[1,16.6,25.5,57],[2,30,13.5,38],[3,31.5,11.2,24],[4,23.2,11.2,10],[5,12.3,10.4,-3],[6,5.2,17.5,-15]]
R=44ft
Use the scale given to obtain other dimension(s) if needed.
For the proposed 3 0 - ft high geotextile -

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