Civil Engineering - GATE Exam Questions - Discussion
Discussion Forum : GATE Exam Questions - Section 4 (Q.No. 42)
42.
A deep cut of 7 m has to be made in a clay with unit weight 16 kN/m3 and a cohesion of 25 kN/m2. What will be the factor of safety if one has to have a slope angle of 30° ? Stability number is given to be 0.178 (from Taylor's chart) for a depth factor of 3.
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Jeya Thiyagu said:
5 years ago
FOS = Cu/(γ*Ns*h).
= 25/(16*0.178*7).
= 1.25.
= 25/(16*0.178*7).
= 1.25.
Priya said:
8 years ago
A) 0.8 is the correct option.
Anusha said:
9 years ago
Please explain the answer.
Sundaresh said:
5 years ago
0.8 is the correct answer.
Sachinmeena said:
9 years ago
Here, S = C/gamma H * Fs.
Sna said:
7 years ago
1.25 is the right option.
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