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Erratum: A three-dimenstional slope stability

problem in clay
Vincenzo Silvestri

Ref.: Can. Geotech. J. 43: 224228 (2006).

On page 225, eqs. [12] and [13] should read:
[12]

M ro = 4 SuR3

[13]

M ro = 4 SuR3

= 0

=0

= cos 1 (cos / cos )

= 0

cos 2 [] cos
0

cos 2 d d

(cos / cos )

On page 226, eqs. [14] and [15] should read:

[14]

M ro = 4 SuR3

[15]

F=

= 0

cos 2 cos 1 (cos / cos ) d

M ro
16 Su
=
M do R sin4 sin

= 0

cos 2 cos 1 (cos / cos ) d

As a consequence, in the example cited in the note, that is, for Su/ R = 0.1, = 60 or /3 radians, and = 26.6, the factor
of safety F becomes equal to 1.402. This is the same value as that obtained by Hungr et al. (1989).
It should be noted that these errors were brought to the attention of the author by Dr. Peter Wood of Ian Brown Associates
Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand. The author is greatly indebted to Dr. Wood.
NRC Research Press apologizes for any inconvenience to the readers.

Received 12 September 2006. Accepted 12 September 2006. Published on the NRC Research Press Web site at http://cgj.nrc.ca on
29 September 2006.
V. Silvestri. Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, cole Polytechnique, P.O. Box 6079, Station Centre-ville,
Montral, QC H3C 3A7, Canada (e-mail: vincenzo.silvestri@polymtl.ca).
Can. Geotech. J. 43: 1105 (2006)

doi:10.1139/T06-100

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