Calculating Safety Factor for Homogeneous Slope in Civil Engineering | Example Solved
Slope stability is important for the safety of engineering structures and must be performed by an engineer in geotechnical and civil projects. This video explains a procedure used for a homogeneous slope when the pore water pressure is assumed to be zero. The procedure uses Taylor's stability chart, which defines the slope stability number (m). (0:52) Using the values of soil unit weight, cohesion and friction angle, the critical value of the slope height (or cut) can be estimated. (2:44) It can also be used to estimate the safety factor of the slope with a certain height (H). Slope stability is an important part of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering and is used by engineers and practitioners for a range of civil engineering projects related to earth structures #engineering #geotechnicalengineering #civilengineering #soilmechanics