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For purely frictional soil, the Taylor’s stability number is ___________

(a) Unity

(b) Zero

(c) >1

(d) <1

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This question is from Taylor’s Stability Number and Curves topic in division Stability of Slopes of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Correct answer is (b) Zero

Explanation: For purely frictional soil (c = 0), the stability number is zero, and Taylor’s stability curves do not apply.

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