Simple Slope Example (no pore pressures considered)
This example presents the simple case of a total stress analysis without considering pore water pressures. The soil properties are presented in Table 1 and the model of the problem is shown in Figure 1. The factor of safety and its corresponding critical circular failure is required.
Table 1: Material Properties
Figure 1 Model of the problem
Note : Referee Factor of Safety = 1.00 [Giam]
Mean Bishop FOS (18 samples) = 0.993
Mean FOS (33 samples) = 0.991
Figure 2 – Normal model solution
Figure 3 – Reversed model solution
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