The factor of safety (FS) is equal to the input cohesion (C) plus the effective normal stress acting on a plane (sigma prime sub n) times the tangent of the angle of internal friction (Phi), all divided by the reduced cohesion (C sub r) plus the effective normal stress acting on a plane (sigma prime sub n) times the tangent of the reduced angle of cohesion (Phi sub r).
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