1.

Find the factor of safety with respect to sliding for the following trial cases
= 26,57 (horizontal : vertical = 2 : 1) ; = 15 ; c = 18 kN/m2 ; = 17.1 kN/m3 ; H = 5m ; = 20 ; = 80
Method of Slices

Slice No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

W (kN/m) (degree)
42.064362
51.23
107.95457
37.38
131.27705
25.76
123.3407
15.19
102.36724
4.27
69.631872
-4.77
25.218483
-14.7

(radians)
0.8941322
0.6524041
0.4495968
0.2651155
0.0745256
-0.0832522
-0.2565634

sin
0.779666
0.607098
0.434602
0.262021
0.074457
-0.08316
-0.25376

cos
0.626196
0.794627
0.900622
0.965062
0.997224
0.996537
0.967268

15.78193377 18 +545.2534194 tan(15)

183.1385706

FS =
FS = 2.3489045

L (m)
3.133890381
2.469623601
2.178969311
2.033473583
1.967890934
1.969248994
2.028836965
15.78193377

W sin (kN/m) W cos (kN/m)

32.79615069
26.34052118
65.53905713
85.78357097
57.05332863
118.2310535
32.31782143
119.0314487
7.621915855
102.0830956
-5.790312766
69.39070432
-6.399390341
24.39302511
183.1385706
545.2534194

Bishops Simplified Method

Slice No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

FS =

W (kN/m) (degree)
42.064362
51.23
107.95457
37.38
131.27705
25.76
123.3407
15.19
102.36724
4.27
69.631872
-4.77
25.218483
-14.7

444.9992591
=
183.1385706

(radians)
0.8941322
0.6524041
0.4495968
0.2651155
0.0745256
-0.0832522
-0.2565634

sin
0.779666
0.607098
0.434602
0.262021
0.074457
-0.08316
-0.25376

cos
0.626196
0.794627
0.900622
0.965062
0.997224
0.996537
0.967268

L (m)
3.133890381
2.469623601
2.178969311
2.033473583
1.967890934
1.969248994
2.028836965

W sin (kN/m) W tan ' (kN/m)

32.79615069
11.27111185
65.53905713
28.92633969
57.05332863
35.17558001
32.31782143
33.04903996
7.621915855
27.42921953
-5.790312766
18.65780381
-6.399390341
6.75727208
183.1385706

c'bn
35.32371429
35.32371429
35.32371429
35.32371429
35.32371429
35.32371429
35.32371429

m(n)
0.712167213
0.861569612
0.948544778
0.993954523
1.005434372
0.987367153
0.939286586

(c'bn + Wn tan ')/m(n)

65.42680609
74.57325917
74.32363338
68.7886142
62.41375424
54.67218343
44.80100857
444.9992591

2.43

Frication Circle Method

'd (degree)
15
12.5
10

'd (radians)
0.261799388
0.218166156
0.174532925

F'
1
1.208640701
1.519615384

m
0.035
0.05
0.06

c'd
2.9925
4.275
5.13

Fc'
6.015037594
4.210526316
3.50877193

0.087266463

3.062673284

0.08

6.84

2.631578947

FS = 2.6

2. Find the factor of safety with respect to sliding for the following trial cases
= 26,57 (horizontal : vertical = 2 : 1) ; = 15 ; c = 18 kN/m2 ; = 17.1 kN/m3 ; H = 5m ; = 20 ; = 80 ;
Ground Water Table see the picture
Method of Slices for Steady State Seepage

Slice No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

W (kN/m) (degree)
42.064362
51.23
107.95457
37.38
131.27705
25.76
123.3407
15.19
102.36724
4.27
69.631872
-4.77
25.218483
-14.7

(radians)
0.8941322
0.6524041
0.4495968
0.2651155
0.0745256
-0.0832522
-0.2565634

sin
0.779666
0.607098
0.434602
0.262021
0.074457
-0.08316
-0.25376

cos
0.626196
0.794627
0.900622
0.965062
0.997224
0.996537
0.967268

L (m)
3.133890381
2.469623601
2.178969311
2.033473583
1.967890934
1.969248994
2.028836965
15.78193377

W sin (kN/m) W cos (kN/m)

32.79615069
26.34052118
65.53905713
85.78357097
57.05332863
118.2310535
32.31782143
119.0314487
7.621915855
102.0830956
-5.790312766
69.39070432
-6.399390341
24.39302511
183.1385706
545.2534194

Slice No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

79.90877936

Un
4.78728
21.56238
29.05722
30.8034
27.59553
19.76715
7.88724

FS = 183.1385706 = 0.4363296

h mid slice (m)

0.488
2.198
2.962
3.14
2.813
2.015
0.804

h slice (m)
0
2.507
3.927
3.897
3.454
2.647
1.503

[c'L + (W cos - Un.L)] tan'

18.1529515
8.717086156
14.71476829
15.11060578
12.80210393
8.162874956
2.24838875
79.90877936