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A circle is considered to be a critical slip circle, if it has ___________

(a) Maximum factor of safety

(b) Minimum factor of safety

(c) Maximum radius

(d) All of the mentioned

I had been asked this question in unit test.

This is a very interesting question from Friction Circle Method topic in division Stability of Slopes of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Correct option is (b) Minimum factor of safety

To explain: The circle giving minimum factor of safety Fc is considered as a critical slip circle.

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