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Slope Stability-1 2
Slope Stability-1 2
Stability of Slopes
Instructor:
Dr Irshad Ahmad
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Types of Slope failure
Homogeneous, Non-homogeneous,
Isotropic soil soil conditions
conditions
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Use of Peak, Ultimate or Residual Shear Strength
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Limit Equilibrium Method
Assume a failure surface. For example as shown.
Draw the free body diagram and solve the statical equilibrium
equations for forces or moments to find the strength mobilized in
the soil.
Find the Factor of safety F = shear strength (f) / shear strength
mobilized (m). This F may not be the true factor of safety
because the slip surface assume may not be the true failure
surface. However, the true F will not be greater than the
calculated. The calculated F is either equal to or greater than the
true F.
Assume another slip surface, and find another value of F.
Assume a number of slip surfaces, and find corresponding F
values. The minimum value of all the F values found may be
considered.
One way of finding critical slip surface is to write F value
alongside the center of assumed circle. After several points have
thus been established, draw contours of F values. Guess the center 6
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Finding min. F using Stability Number by Taylor (1948)
for u=0
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u=0 Case
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Tension Cracks
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Tension Crack Example
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Tension Crack Example
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Multi layer Problem
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Multi layer Problem
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Method of Slices
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Method of Slices
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Swedish Solution (Not Recommended in Practice)
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Bishop Routine Solution
In this solution it is assumed that the resultant forces on the sides of
the slices are horizontal.
All forces are resolved in the vertical direction. No interslice forces
(E,X) enter into equation as per assumption X1 – X2 =0.
The resulting equation is
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Method of Slices-Example
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Method of Slices-Example
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Method of Slices-Example
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Plane Translational Slip
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Plane Translational Slip
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Plane Translational Slip-Example
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