GATE Papers >> Civil >> 2007 >> Question No 46

The factor of safety of an infinite soil slope shown in the figure having the properties c = 0, $\mathrm\phi$ = 35°, ${\mathrm{\gamma }}_{\mathrm{dry}}$ = 16 kN/m³ and ${\mathrm{\gamma }}_{\mathrm{sat}}$ = 20 kN/m³ is approximately equal to

• (A)  0.70   
• (B)  0.80   
• (C)  1.00   
• (D)  1.20