- Title
- Slope-stability assessments using finite-element limit-analysis methods
- Creator
- Lim, K.; Li, A. J.; Schmid, A.; Lyamin, A. V.
- Relation
- International Journal of Geomechanics Vol. 17, Issue 2, no. 06016017
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000715
- Publisher
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- This paper utilizes finite-element limit-analysis methods to investigate the stability of slopes of various properties and in nature. Specifically, a slope with a soft (weak material) band, a postquake slope, and rock slopes were investigated. The conventional Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion and the Hoek-Brown failure criterion are utilized for soil and rock slopes, respectively. The Hoek-Brown failure criterion can be applied directly in the finite-element limit-analysis methods without the need for conversion to the equivalent Mohr-Coulomb parameters. The applicability of the numerical limit-analysis methods in both soil and rock slopes is clearly demonstrated. It is also significant to note that the results presented in this paper have two distinct solutions: the upper- and lower-bound solutions. In addition, the failure mechanisms of the slopes are also shown. Prior assumptions of the failure mechanisms are not required for these finite-element limit-analysis methods, therefore providing a more realistic understanding of slope failures.
- Subject
- limit-equilibrium methods; back-analysis; rock slope; factor of safety; landslides
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1354012
- Identifier
- uon:31176
- Identifier
- ISSN:1532-3641
- Language
- eng
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