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Figure 20.19
Slope stability analysis - drained loading.
the slip circle can be estimated from the height of the water in a standpipe on an
equipotential as shown.
Replacing tan
φ
with tan
φ
/
F
s
and making use of Eq. (20.21) for the Swedish
method of slices,
(
W
cos
α
−
ul
)
φ
W
sin
F
s
=
tan
α
