Stability Charts for Uniform Slopes
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 128, Issue 4
Abstract
While computational tools have made most graphical methods and charts obsolete, stability charts for slopes are still routinely used in practice. The charts presented here are based on the kinematic approach of limit analysis that leads to a strict lower bound on stability number or an upper bound on the safety factor. An earlier suggestion is employed in this paper to produce charts that eliminate the necessity for iterations. Charts are presented for slopes subjected to pore water pressure and also for those exposed to seismic forces.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 128 • Issue 4 • April 2002
Pages: 351 - 355
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Copyright © 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Jan 12, 2001
Accepted: Aug 29, 2001
Published online: Apr 1, 2002
Published in print: Apr 2002
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