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The total cohesion force which resists the slipping along the slip arc at critical equilibrium is proportional to ___________

(a) Cohesion and Height of the slope

(b) Taylor’s stability number

(c) None of the mentioned

(d) All of the mentioned

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

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The correct answer is (a) Cohesion and Height of the slope

The explanation: The total cohesive force c L̑, which resist the slipping along the slip arc at critical equilibrium, is proportional to the cohesion c and the height H of the slope.

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