Dr.

RajeshSathiyamoorthy





Date of submission: 28.8.2014

Question1:
Figure 1 shows the startification of the natural infinite slope. Check for stability of the given infinite
slope.Alsodeterminethelocationofslipfailuresurface.


Question 2:
A slope 1.5H to 1V is excavated to a depth of 8m in a soil of unit weight 20 kN/m
3
. A trial surface is
selected as follows: circular arc of radius 12 m passing through the toe of slope and intersecting the
groundsurface3mbehindtopofslope.Thesoilpropertiesareasfollows:c=20kPa,=14.
a)DeterminethefactorofsafetybyTaylorsstabilitychart
b)Comparetheresultswithfrictioncirclemethod.
c)Determinethefactorofsafetyusingmethodofslices.
d) Determine the factor of safety of a critical slip surface (adopt Jumkis (1962) method for
locatingthecentreoftheslipsurface)
Commentontheresults.
Question 3:
Inthequestion2,ifthewatertableispresentatadepthof2mfromthegroundsurfacesuchthatthe
phreatic line is parallel to the slope at a distance of 2 m from ground level, determine the factor of
safety by method of slices for the assumed slip surface mentioned in question 2. Also compute the
criticalfactorofsafetyforthementionedslope.
c=30KPa,=19KN/m
3

c=50KPa,=20KN/m
3

4m
6m
=20
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Question4:
Aslopeof2horizontalto1verticalisexcavtedtoadepthof10minasoilofunitweight20kN/m
3
.Soil
parameter: c = 20 kPa, = 20

. Assume the slip surface is passing through the toe of the slope.
Determinethefactorofsafetyusinga)BishopandMorgenstern(1960)andb)Spencer(1967).

Iftheslopedoesnotfailbytoefailureandthelocationofthebedrockisuncertain,determinethefactor
ofsafetyusingBishopandMorgenstern(1960).

Question5:
A footpathis proposed fora60

slope with20 mheight.Reviewthe stabilityofslope (criticalfactor of

safety) by considering potential straight line failure surface (Culmanns method). Check whether the
constructionoffootpathissafeornot.Assumethatthefootpathimposenegligiblesurchargeonslope.
Soilproperties:c=30kPa,=19

, =16kN/m
3
.
Hint:checkforstabilityconsideringtensioncrackandhydrostaticpressureconditions.