2013-02-01_REVISION - M1982131

• Permit No: M1982131
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 2/1/2013
• Doc Name: RESPONSE TO TR-01 SECOND ADEQUACY REVIEW
• From: APPLEGATE GROUP
• To: DRMS
• Type & Sequence: TR1
• Email Name: PSH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Upper angular limit := (slope angle - 5.0) degrees
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-- WARNING -- WARNING -- WARNING -- WARNING -- (# 48)
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Negative effective stresses were calculated at the base of a slice.
This warning is usually reported for cases where slices have low self
weight and a relatively high "c" shear strength parameter. In such
cases, this effect can only be eliminated by reducing the "c" value.
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USER SELECTED option to maintain strength greater than zero
Factors of safety have been calculated by the :
SIMPLIFIED BISHOP METHOD
The most critical circular failure surface
is specified by 30 coordinate points
Point x -surf y -surf
No. (ft) (ft)
1 37.37 14.93
2 42.22 13.73
3 47.12 12.70
4 52.04 11.85
5 57.00 11.18
6 61.97 10.68
7 66.96 10.36
8 71.96 10.22
9 76.96 10.25
10 81.96 10.47
11 86.94 10.85
12 91.91 11.42
13 96.85 12.16
14 101.77 13.08
15 106.65 14.17
16 111.49 15.44
17 116.28 16.87
18 121.01 18.47
19 125.69 20.25
20 130.30 22.18
21 134.84 24.28
22 139.30 26.54
23 143.67 28.96
24 147.96 31.53
25 152.16 34.25
26 156.25 37.11
27 160.25 40.12
28 164.13 43.28
29 167.89 46.56
30 171.49 49.93
* * ** Simplified BISHOP FOS = 1.685 * * **
The following is a summary of the TEN most critical surfaces
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