Determine factor of safety of trench by the culmann method

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A 1.5 meter deep vertical wall trench is to be cut in a soil whose unit weight is 17.36 kN/cubic meters, angle of internal friction is 25 degrees, and cohesion is 20.6 kN/square meters. Determine the factor of safety of this trench by the Culmann Method.

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