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Slope stability with mudstone - seismic case

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diromeo

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I am designing a new lake bank in a seismic zone. My lake bank will be formed entirely on mudstone (highly to moderately weathered) with SPT > 100.

In my slope stability analysis for the seismic case, should I worry about mudstone's undrained shear strength as if I model for clay?

 
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