Simple Slope Stability

Problems

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Overview
Analyze slope stability problems by
considering short term condition
(undrained).
Factor of safety and failure plane will be
observed.
Introduction to gravity loading (instead of
K-0 procedure)

Griffith and Lane, 1999

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Input Model

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Input

Geometry
( 0 ; 15 )

( 20 ;
15 )

( 40 ; 5 )

(0;0)

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( 60 ; 5)

( 60 ; 0)

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Input

Standard fixities

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Input

Soil Parameter
Parameter

Symbo
l

Unit

Soil

Model

MohrCoulomb

Type of Behaviour

Type

Undrained

Unit weight (above

gwl)

unsat

kN/m3

18

Unit weight (below

gwl)

sat

kN/m3

20

Vertical permeability

kx

m/day

0. 5996

Horizontal
permeability

ky

m/day

0. 5996

Youngs modulus

Eref

kPa

10000

Poissons ratio

0.30

Cohession

kPa

10

Friction angle

20

Dilatancy angle

Rinter

Material Model

Interface reduction

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INPUT MODEL
Click and Drag

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Input

Mesh Generation (Very Fine)

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Input

Mesh Generation (Very Fine)

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Initial Condition

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Initial Condition

Water Pressure (Initial water

pressure) :
1. Draw phreatic line from (0 ; 5) to
(60 ; 5)

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Initial Condition
Water Pressure (Initial water pressure) :
2.Generate pore water pressure (generate
by phreatic line)

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Initial Condition
Water pressures

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Initial Condition
Initial stress and geometry configuration :
1. Click on Generate Initial Stress button

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Initial Condition
Initial stress and geometry configuration :
2.Change M-weight : 0 ; and click OK

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Initial Condition
Initial stress and geometry configuration :
3.No effective stresses generated (gravity
loading will be used instead of k-0
procedure)

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Calculation

Two calculation phases included :

1. Gravity loading
2. Safety factor analysis

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Calculation

1.

Gravity Loading

1. Rename
the ID for first
phase with
Gravity
Loading

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2. Choose
Plastic
analysis
3. Click on
Parameter
button

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Calculation

1.

Gravity Loading

4. Check the
Reset
displacemen
t to zero and
Ignore
undrained
behaviour

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5. Select Total
Multipliers for
loading input
6. Click on
Define button

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Calculation

1.

Gravity Loading
7. Change
-Mweight = 1

8. Click on
Next button

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Calculation

2.

Safety factor analysis

1. Rename
the ID for
second phase
with SF

2. Choose Phic reduction

3. Click on
Select Points
for Curves

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Calculation
Select nodes for load-displacement curves :

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Calculation
Select stress points for stress/strain curves:

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Calculation

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Inspecting Output
Incremental shear strain (short term
behaviour)

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Curves

Generate Msf vs total displacement

curve :

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Curves

Msf vs total displacement curve :

Chart 1
Sum-Msf
1.25
Curve 1

1.2

1.15

1.1

1.05

1
0

4e3

8e3

1.2e4

1.6e4

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