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Effects of drained cohesion on factor of safety

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Mick15

Mick15

Civil/Environmental
Jan 23, 2015
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Hi,

I wondered if a drained cohesion increased from 20 kN/m2 to 25 kN/m2 and I know that the lyfactor of safety on increases by a fraction, so what effect does that have on slope stability? How does this affect the geotechnical design?

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