You have been assigned to check the stability of a pond constructed in stiff saturated clay underlain by a layer of sand. The necessary information are given in thefollowing figure. (i) Find effective stress at and determine the stability of cut under given condition. (ii) What should be water level into the pond to ensure factor ofsafety = 1. (Given that yw = 9.81 kN/m³)H = 5 m7mKET3 m2 m↓Saturated clay SandYsat 18 kN/m³6.5 mYsat = 15 kN/m³

You have been assigned to check the stability of a pond constructed in stiff saturated clay underlain by a layer of sand. The necessary information are given in the following figure. (i) Find effective stress at A and determine the stability of cut under given condition. (ii) What should be water level into the pond to ensure factor of safety = 1. (Given that yw = 9.81 kN/m³) H = 5 m 7m 7 2 m Saturated clay Sand Ysat = 18 kN/m³ 6.5 m Ysat = 15 kN/m³

You have been assigned to check the stability of a pond constructed in stiff saturated clay underlain by a layer of sand. The necessary information are given in the following figure. (i) Find effective stress at A and determine the stability of cut under given condition. (ii) What should be water level into the pond to ensure factor of safety = 1. (Given that yw = 9.81 kN/m³) H = 5 m 7m 7 2 m Saturated clay Sand Ysat = 18 kN/m³ 6.5 m Ysat = 15 kN/m³

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

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Chapter7: Permeability

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