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    Factor of safety

    Why is the factor of safety against a retaining wall overturning greater than the safety factor against sliding?
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    End bearing piles

    A two-storey building on a highly reactive site is founded on a grid of piles. The soil profile shows a 4m deep reactive clay horizon overlying a deep profile of dense sands. Could there be a problem with founding the piles at the top of the dense sand?

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