PROBLEM

Malaysian Highways Authority decided to take some safety measures from

landslides from happening in the future. Suggest a reasonable slope height if
the factor of safety in the design is 2.5.

FOS= 2.5
Cu=173.629 kN/𝑚2
ɣ= 2.057 Mg/𝑚3
ɸ= 0
β=50 ͦ
From table Taylor’s stability number, m= 0.14
𝐶𝑢
Hcr = ɣ𝑚
173.629 𝑘𝑁/𝑚2
=
(2.057x103 3 )(0.14)
𝑘𝑁
𝑚
= 0.603m
𝐶𝑑
H = ɣ𝑚
69.452 𝑘𝑁/𝑚2
=
(2.057x103 3 )(0.14)
𝑘𝑁
𝑚
= 0.241m
 SOIL CHARACTERISTIC
1. ATTERBERG LIMIT TEST 2. DENSITY TEST
Moisture content at 20mm Penetration,
Average particle density,
Liquid Limit, LL= 50.84% ɣ= 2.057 Mg/𝑚3
Plastic Limit , PL= 27.4 %
Plasticity Index, PI= LL- PL
= 50.84 – 27.4 Moisture Content
= 23.44 Average moisture content =
Therefore; 16.94%
PI (20-40), the soil is in high plasticitity (used in UCT test)

Shrinkage Limit
Initial Length,Lo= 138mm
Oven-dried Length ,𝐿𝐷 = 135mm
Linear Shrinkage= 2.17%
 2. SIEVE ANALYSIS TEST
𝑫𝟔𝟎
𝑪𝒖 =
𝑫𝟏𝟎
𝟏.𝟓
=
𝟎.𝟏𝟓
= 10
𝑫𝟔𝟎
(𝑫𝟑𝟎 )𝟐
𝑪𝒖 =
𝑫𝟏𝟎 × 𝑫𝟔𝟎
𝑫𝟑𝟎 (0.7)𝟐
(0.7)𝟐
𝑫𝟏𝟎 =
𝟎.𝟏𝟓×𝟏.𝟓
= 2. 𝟏𝟕𝟖

THEREFORE,
Cu > (4-6) ;
WELL GRADED SOIL
Cc = (1-3) ;
WELL GRADED SOIL

Type of soil = Silt

50% passing sieve no.200, Fine Grain Soil
LL= 50.84%, (LL>50%),
Based on Plasticity Chart;
Limit plot below ‘A’ line;
Soil type = Silt
Group symbol = MH (Inorganic Silt)
 4. UNCONFINE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH TEST
1) Sample 1 = 467.848 kN/𝑚2 at 7.4% strain
= 467 848 N/𝑚2 > 392 000
Therefore; hard soil component
2) Sample 2 = 266.667 kN/𝑚2 at 6.8% strain
= 266 667 N/𝑚2 (196 000 – 392 000)
Therefore; very stiff soil
3) Sample 3 (remolded) = 195 048 kN/𝑚2 at 3.1% strain
= 195 048N/𝑚2 (98 000 - 196 000)
Therefore; stiff soil

𝑞𝑢 = 467 848+266
2
667
= 347 258 kN/𝑚2

𝑞𝑟 = 195.048kN/𝑚2
𝑞𝑢
Sensitivity, St =
𝑞𝑟
347.258
=
195.048
= 1.78%

𝑞𝑢
- Cohesion, C =
2
347.258
=
2
= 173.629 kN/𝑚2
 STRESS vs STRAIN
300

250

200

150

100 Remolded sample

400
50
350

0 300
0 2 4 6 8 10
250
Figure 1: Graph of sample 1 in UCS test 200

150
500
100
450
50
400
0
350 0 2 4 6 8 10
300
Figure 3: Graph of sample 3 in UCS test
250
200
150
100
50
0
0 2 4 6 8 10

Figure 2: Graph of sample 2 in UCS test