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  • A 40° slope is excavated to a depth of 10 m in a deep layer of saturated clay of unit weight 20 kN.m3; the relevant shear strength parameters are cu = 70 kN/m2 and ?u = 0. The rock ledge is at a great depth. The Taylor's stability coefficient for ?u = 0 and 40° slope angle is 0.18. The factor of safety of the slope is :


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  • A. 2.0
  • B. 2.1
  • C. 2.2
  • D. 2.3

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  • 2.0 

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