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Chapter5
SolutionstoExercises
Exercise5.1

Slice

height

width

Area

(m)

(m)

(m2)

1.3
3.8
6.4
7.9
7.5
4.2

3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
4.0
3.2

3.9
11.4
19.2
23.7
30.0
13.4

1
2
3
4
5
6

a ()

37
20
2
13
31
55

Weight
(kN)
75.3
220.0
370.6
457.4
579.0
259.4
S

Normal,N Tangential,T
(kN)
(kN)
=Wcos a

=Wsin a

60.1
206.8
370.3
445.7
496.3
148.8

45.3
75.3
12.9
102.9
298.2
212.5

1728.0

480.1

Notensioncrack:
SNtan f=1728.0 0.27=463kN
cRq=13.5 11.5 126/180 p=341 kN
F =

cRq + Ntanf

341 +463
=1.7
480

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Withtensioncrack:
hc =

2c
tan 45+ f =1.82m
2

cRq=13.5 11.5 116/180 p=314 kN

F =

cRq + Ntanf

314 +463
=1.6
480

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Exercise5.2

Slice height width Area

1
2
3
4
5

a ()

(m)

(m)

(m2)

2.4
5.5
7.3
6.8
3.8

4.0
3.0
2.2
3.0
2.5

9.6 0.0
16.5 0.0
16.1 0.0
20.4 30.0
9.5 30.0

Weight,W Normal,N Tangential,T

(kN)
(kN)
(kN)

()
14
6
21
38
59

185.3
318.5
310.0
393.7
183.4
S

Ntan f

=Wcos a

=Wsin a

179.8
316.7
289.4
310.3
94.4

44.8
33.3
111.1
242.4
157.2

0.0
0.0
0.0
179.1
54.5

1190.5

499.1

233.6

SNtan f=234 kN
cRq=(7.2 10.2 54/180 p) +(32.5 10.2 54/180 p)=382 kN
F =

cRq + Ntanf

382 +234
=1.2
499

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Exercise5.3seespreadsheetexercise_5.3.xls

Exercise5.4
i)
Typo: f shouldread25 inbook.
AssumeF=1
fm =25 b =40
FromFigure5.17,N=0.03
Fc =

cu
10.8
=
=0.82 1
NgH 0.03 14.4 30.5

TryF=0.9
Nowtan fm =

tan f u tan25
=
= 0.52
F
0.9

fm =27.4

FromFigure5.17,N=0.02
Fc =

cu
10.8
=
=1.23 0.9
NgH 0.02 14.4 30.5

TryF=0.95
Nowtan fm =

tan f u tan25
=
= 0.49
F
0.95

fm =26.1

FromFigure5.17,N=0.026
Fc =

cu
10.8
=
=0.95
NgH 0.026 14.4 30.5

Factorofsafetyofslope,F=0.95

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ii)
FromFigure5.18,

cm
=0.103 (forD=1.0)
gH

cm =19.3 15.25 0.103 =30.3kPa

F =

24
=0.8
30.3

iii)
AssumeF=1
fm =15 b =30
FromFigure5.17,N=0.01
Fc =

cu
9.6
=
=2.62 1
NgH 0.01 16.1 22.8

TryF=1.5
Nowtan fm =

tan f u tan25
=
= 0.31
F
1.5

fm =17.3

FromFigure5.17,N=0.035
Fc =

cu
9.6
=
=0.75 1.5
NgH 0.035 16.1 22.8

TryF=1.2
Nowtan fm =

tan f u tan25
=
= 0.39
F
1.2

fm =21.2

FromFigure5.17,N=0.022
Fc =

cu
9.6
=
=1.2
NgH 0.022 16.1 22.8

Factorofsafetyofslope,F=1.2

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Exercise5.5seespreadsheetexercises_5.5_and_5.6.xls
Exercise5.6seespreadsheetexercises_5.5_and_5.6.xls
Exercise5.7seespreadsheetexercise_5.7.xls

Exercise5.8

i)
c'
5.37
=
= 0.025
g H 14.4x15.2

UsingchartD=1.0,rue >0.5 chartacceptable

Fromchart

m=3.1
n=3.0

F= mnru =3.1(3.0x0.5)=1.6
ii)
c'
7.2
=
= 0.007
g H 12.8x76.4

Usecharts

c'
= 0:
g H

c'
c'
= 0 and
= 0.025:
g H
g H

n=2.01m=1.67 F=1.67(2.01x0.3)=1.067

c'
= 0.025:
g H

UsingchartD=1.0,rue >0.3 chartacceptable

n=2.01m=1.67 F=1.67(2.01x0.3)=1.067
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c'
= 0.007:
g H

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0.007
F =1.067+ (1.49- 1.067)
= 1.19
0.025

iii)
c'
20
=
= 0.045 Slope=20 cot2.75:1
g H 17.7x25

Usecharts

c'
c'
= 0.025 and
= 0.05:
g H
g H

c'
= 0.025:
g H

ChartD=1.0ok

n=1.75m=1.75 F=0.875

c'
= 0.05:
g H

ChartD=1.0ok

n=1.65m=2.05 F=1.225

c'
= 0.045:
g H

0.020
F =0.875+ (1.225- 0.875)
= 1.16
0.025

Exercise5.9seeexercise_5.9.xls

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