Geotechnical Characteristics and Stability Analysis of Rock-Soil Aggregate Slope at the Gushui Hydropower Station, Southwest China

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left" rowspan="2">Condition </td><td align="center" rowspan="2">Water content (%)</td><td align="center" colspan="2">Shear strength</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="center">Cohesion (kPa)</td><td align="center">Friction angle (°)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Unsaturated (natural condition)</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">57.7</td><td align="center">31.3</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Saturated (heavy rainfall)</td><td align="center">13</td><td align="center">26.1</td><td align="center">29.1</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Cohesion and friction angle values of rock-soil aggregate under natural and saturated conditions for the slope stability analysis. 

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Table 4: Geotechnical Characteristics and Stability Analysis of Rock-Soil Aggregate Slope at the Gushui Hydropower Station, Southwest China 