PROJECT1

Soil Embankment
OPREA ALEXANDRU
Input data
γ s 1= 27 ; γ s 2= 26.5

n1=33 % ; n2=36 %
ω1=10 % ; ω2=15 %
ф’1=25˚ ; ф’2=22˚
C’1=20 kPa ; C’2=25 kPa
N = 31 ; d = 4 m ; b = 1.5 m
q = 1.5 + 2.5*Gr. = 15.2 KPa
H1 = 3.5 + 0.1*Gr. + N*1/50 = 3.9 m
H2 = 2.9 + 0.1*Gr. + N*1/50 = 3.3 m
Predemensioning

γ1 = γs1(1-n1/100)(1+ ω1/100) = 19.9 kN/m2

γ2 = γs2(1-n2/100)(1+ ω2/100) = 19.5 kN/m2

σV1 = q+ γ1*H1 = 92.81 kN/m2

σV2 = σV1+ γ2*H2 = 79.55 kN/m2

tgψ1 = tg ф1 +c1/ σV1= 0.682

tgψ2 = tg ф2 +c2/ σV2 = 0.718

m1 =1/tgψ 1 = 1,5 m

m1 * H1= 5.9 m

m2 ==1/tgψ 2 = 1,4 m

m2 * H2 = 4.6 m

tgβ =H/(m1H1+m2H2)= 0,521

ε1=25 ˚

ε2=35 ˚
Design approach 1 : A1 + M1

Combination 1:
1∗bi 2∗bi
∑ (1∗γ 1∗A 1∗cosαi∗tan ф1+c cos αi + 1∗γ 2∗A 2∗cosαi∗tan ф 2+ c cos αi ¿ ) A 1
Safety F1= ¿ = B1
∑ (1,35∗(¿ γ 1∗A 1+γ 2∗A 2)+1,5∗bi∗q)∗sin αi ¿
Combination 2:

SafetyF2=
1/1,25∗bi 2/1,25∗bi
∑ (1∗γ 1∗A 1∗cosαi∗tan ф1/1,25+c cos αi +1∗γ 2∗A 2∗cosαi∗tan ф 2 /1,25+ c cos αi
¿)
¿=
∑ (1∗( ¿ γ 1∗A 1+ γ 2∗A 2)+1,3∗bi∗q)∗sin αi ¿
A2
B2

Note: If q is not acting on the slice, denominator will become:

∑ 1∗(¿ γ 1∗A 1+ γ 2∗A 2)∗sin αi ¿
Centre O1
Fellenius line length is 29.2975 m
Radius R is 11.6 m
Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
b 0.6 1 1 1 1 0.12 0.72 0.65 0.35 1 1
α -22 -18 -13 -8 -3 0.3 2 5 8 11 16
0.040
A soil1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.5608 1.2219
1.209 2.207 3.111 3.926 3.112 1.463
A soil2 0.2037 9 6 6 6 0.5349 9 2.7733 9 4.0867 3.8445
   
  12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19  
  1 0.55 1 1 0.74 1 1 1.07  
  21 26 30 36 41 47 55 66  
1.321 2.908 3.569 2.898 3.214
  1.8829 3 5 5 2 3.9 7 1.452  
2.759 1.057
  3.5047 1.749 8 2.114 3 0.5667 0 0      

Safety Factor 1 1.074

Safety Factor 2 1.216

Centre O3
Fellenius line length is 31.0975 m
Radius R is 12.14 m
Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
b 0.6 1 1 0.69 0.31 1 0.5 1 1 0.49 0.49
α -14 -10 -6 -2 1 4 7 11 15 17 21
A soil1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0788 0.2348 0.9745
A soil2 0.1766 1.041 1.8996 1.7792 0.8952 3.3665 1.8272 3.5322 1.6435 1.5682 2.9718
   
  12 13 14 15 16 17 18  
  1 1 1 1 1 1 0.5  
  26 31 37 43 50 58 65  
  1.6355 2.2965 2.9575 3.6167 3.3302 1.9512 0.2884  
  2.5425 1.9996 1.324 0.4852 0 0 0        

Safety Factor 1 1.0545

Safety Factor 2 1.1939

Centre O2
Fellenius line length is 27.4975 m
Radius R is 11.32 m
Numb
er 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
b 0.6 1 1 1 1 0.75 0.75 0.05 0.85 1 1
α -31 -27 -21 -16 -10 -6 -2 -0.13 2 6 12
0.266 0.925 1.586
A soil1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.01 7 4 4
0.240 1.412 2.570 3.619 4.568 3.791 3.831 0.277 4.320 5.035 4.869
A soil2 5 2 3 2 8 7 8 8 7 2 6
   
  12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21  
  1 1 1 0.31 0.62 0.7 1 1 0.38 1.07  
  17 23 28 32 35 39 45 53 59 68  
  2.247 2.908 3.569 1.203 2.401 2.73 3.9 3.9 1.352 1.912  
 5 5 5 2 7 2 9
4.609 4.247 1.048 1.903 1.816 1.827 0.687
  3 1 3.772 2 3 9 2 3 0 0  
1.159
Safety Factor 1 5
1.312
Safety Factor 2 7
f(x) = 0
Design Approach C1
12

10

8
Safety Factor

0
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Fellenius line (cm)

f(x) = 0
Design Approach C2
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12
10
Safety Factor

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4
2
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Fellenius line (cm)

Equations of the curve will give safety factors:

Combination1: y(x) = 1*10^-6*x2-0.062*x+10.589

Combination 2: y’(x) = 1*10^-6*x2-0.007*x+11.89

Combination 1 – safety factor = 1.39 27 >1, slope is stable; distance of 3.3 m on

Fellenius line.
Combination 2 - safety factor = 1.27 >1, slope is stable ; distance of 3.5 m on Fellenius
line.