Soil Mechanics

Taylor's Stability Number ($S_n$) for an earthen embankment slope of height $H$, unit weight $\gamma$, and soil cohesion $c$ is defined as:

Options:

• (A) $S_n = \frac{c}{\gamma H}$
• (B) $S_n = \frac{\gamma H}{c}$
• (C) $S_n = \frac{c}{\sigma}$
• (D) $S_n = \frac{H}{c \gamma}$