7. Slope Failure in Soils

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Clues

  • a (8)
  • Downslope component of weight of soil on shear plane: (0, 1, 3, 1)
  • Failure occurs when: (2, 2)
  • Normal component of weight of soil on shear plane (0, 1, 3, 1)
  • Shearing Resistance is expressed as: (2, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 3, 1)
  • Slope failure occurs when.. (+ formula for this) (1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 3, 1)
  • Sooo, formula will always be: (2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3, 1)
  • w (4, 6)
  • What is the downslope component of soil weight termed? (8, 5, 2)

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