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stages by 2 methods
Overview
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STEP 01
Geometry Import
STEP 02
Import Materials
STEP 03
Mesh generation
STEP 04
Boundary Conditions
STEP 05
Load Conditions
STEP 06
STEP 07
Analysis Case
STEP 08
00 Slope Stability
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Overview
2D Slope Stability analysis during
excavations
The stability of slopes created by
embankment or excavation is greatly
FEM offers accurate approximate solutions that satisfy force equilibrium, compatibility,
constitutive equations and boundary conditions at each point of the slope, which enables
simulation of close to real failure shapes and reflect the site conditions to find the minimum
safety factor against failure. Moreover, failure planes need not be assumed in advance, and
the failure process can be automatically investigated.
-Strength Reduction Method (SRM): Shear strength is gradually reduced until the
calculation no longer converges in analysis. At that point, slope failure is assumed, and the
rate of the maximum strength reduction is considered to be the minimum safety factor for the
slope.
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Weathered Soil
Weathered Rock
Soft Rock
Isotropic
Isotropic
Isotropic
Mohr-Coulomb
Mohr-Coulomb
Mohr-Coulomb
General
Elastic Modulus (E) (kN/m2)
Poissons Ratio(v)
Unit Weight(r) (kN/m3)
Ko
36,500
0.33
18.5
0.5
150,000
0.30
21
0.5
1,850,000
0.28
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0.5
22
25
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33
17.5
50
35.5
180
Porous
Unit Weight(Saturated) (kN/m3)
19.5
Non-Linear
Friction Angle
Cohesion (kN/m2)
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Name
Weathered Soil
Weathered Rock
Soft rock
Property
2D
2D
2D
Model Type
Plain Strain
Plain Strain
Plain Strain
Material
Weathered Soil
Weathered Rock
Soft rock
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04 Construction Sequence
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Modeling Procedure
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Procedure
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Type > 2D
Set units to kN / m / sec
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Procedure
1
DXF> Open
Select OK
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Procedure
* You can Import from the existing
model file (Refer to Project
Select 2D Slope
Stability_final.gts file
Select All
Select OK
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Procedure
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Area
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Click OK , then Click Apply
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Procedure
Select Edge(s) > Select edges
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Rock
Click Apply
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Procedure
Select Edge(s) > Select edges
1
Click Apply
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Procedure
* Water Level Function will be
defined.
edges)
3
Interval : 1 (m)
Select OK
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Procedure
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Procedure
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surface
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Procedure
1
1
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Procedure
Change Mesh Sets in preparation for
Construction stage definition.
1
Exca 1
Press Enter
2
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Procedure
* 4 Construction stage will be
defined for this project.
Select Add
2
3
Select Define CS
3
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Procedure
1
Select Save
Select New
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Procedure
1
Stage 2 : Exca 1
And SAM
Select Save
Select New
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Procedure
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Stage 3 : Exca 2
Activate SAM 2
Check on Slope Stability SRM
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and SAM
Select Save
Select New
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Procedure
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Stage 4 : Exca 3
2
4
3
5
Select Close
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09 Analysis Case
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Procedure
1
General
2
2
5
5
4
Select OK
Select OK
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6
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Procedure
1
Select OK
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Procedure
1 * After analysis, model view
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1
2
2
types of elements.
The results are set in order, the
1s being results for STRESS
analysis, the following for SLOPE
STABILITY showing the FOS for
the stage.
The bottom of the results tab
lists the FOS for all the stages in
order. FOS match between SRM
and SAM
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Procedure
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Procedure
2
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3
1
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Thank you
Angel Francisco Martinez
a.martinez@midasuser.com
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