A Novel Method for Stability Analysis of Weakly Inclined Subgrade by Centrifuge Model Test and the Finite-Element Method
Publication: International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 22, Issue 4
Abstract
The stability analysis of a weakly inclined subgrade is a crucial topic of geotechnical engineering. This work established a novel method based on the Swedish method to solve the stability analysis of a weakly inclined subgrade. Centrifuge model tests were used to examine the failure mechanisms of a weakly inclined subgrade. Then, a series of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) numerical simulations analyses were performed to find the influencing factor affecting the weakly inclined subgrade’s stability. According to the experimental and numerical simulation results, there were obvious differences in the instability failure mode between the weakly inclined and the weakly horizontal subgrades. In the novel method, the mechanism that caused the instability of the weakly inclined subgrade was studied by introducing influential force and additional force. While the influential force suggested the impact of the potential difference, the additional force indicated the gravity impact emanating from the lateral embankment. After contrasting the results in the engineering example, the proposed method’s viability was confirmed. The proposed method was found more suitable for performing the stability analysis of a weakly inclined subgrade than the traditional slice methods.
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Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51609071) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant Nos. B200202087 and B200204032).
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Volume 22 • Issue 4 • April 2022
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Received: May 19, 2021
Accepted: Nov 18, 2021
Published online: Feb 2, 2022
Published in print: Apr 1, 2022
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