Using Bishop's method calculate the safety factor of a slope with the following given data. Use...

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Using Bishop's method calculate the safety factor of a slope with the following given data. Use an initial safety of 1.19. Slice 1 2 2a 3 4 5 6 6a 7 W (KN) 13.2 24.6 19.1 67.5 81.8 84.8 67.4 7.2 22.3 0 (degrees) -1.72 2.87 8.05 14.48 24.83 35.45 47.73 55.08 60.46 u (kPa) 0 0 1.4 10 13.9 12 5.3 Al (m) 1.34 0.98 0.58 1.62 1.71 1.89 2.04 0.37 2.23 Problem 2) Considering that the safety factor as calculated in Problem 1 is unsatisfactory what can be done to increase it? Using Bishop's method calculate the safety factor of a slope with the following given data. Use an initial safety of 1.19. Slice 1 2 2a 3 4 5 6 6a 7 W (KN) 13.2 24.6 19.1 67.5 81.8 84.8 67.4 7.2 22.3 0 (degrees) -1.72 2.87 8.05 14.48 24.83 35.45 47.73 55.08 60.46 u (kPa) 0 0 1.4 10 13.9 12 5.3 Al (m) 1.34 0.98 0.58 1.62 1.71 1.89 2.04 0.37 2.23 Problem 2) Considering that the safety factor as calculated in Problem 1 is unsatisfactory what can be done to increase it?

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