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The stability of a slope for a pure frictional soil, depends upon __________

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The stability of a slope for a pure frictional soil, depends upon __________

(a) Slope angle

(b) Factor of safety

(c) Frictional resistance

(d) All of the mentioned

I had been asked this question during an internship interview.

My query is from Taylor’s Stability Number and Curves in portion Stability of Slopes of Geotechnical Engineering II

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Correct choice is (a) Slope angle

To elaborate: The stability of slope for a frictional soil entirely depends upon the slope angle i, irrespective of height of the slope.

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