An earthen dam of height {H} is made of cohesive soil whose cohesion and unit weight are {c} and \gamma, respectively. If the factor of safety against cohesion is {F}_{ {c}}, the Taylor's stability

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An earthen dam of height

{H}

is made of cohesive soil whose cohesion and unit weight are

{c}

and

γ

, respectively. If the factor of safety against cohesion is

{F}_{ {c}}

, the Taylor's stability

Solution:

Taylor's stability number,

S_{n}=\;{C}/{F_{c} γH}

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