Slope stability analysis

Input data
Project

Settings
Austria - EN 1997
Stability analysis
Earthquake analysis : Standard
Verification methodology : according to EN 1997
Design approach : 3 - reduction of actions (GEO, STR) and soil parameters
Partial factors on actions (A)
Permanent design situation
State STR State GEO
Unfavourable Favourable Unfavourable Favourable
Permanent actions : gG = 1.35 [–] 1.00 [–] 1.00 [–] 1.00 [–]
Variable actions : gQ = 1.50 [–] 0.00 [–] 1.30 [–] 0.00 [–]
Water load : gw = 1.00 [–]

Partial factors for soil parameters (M)

Permanent design situation
Partial factor on internal friction : gf = 1.25 [–]
Partial factor on effective cohesion : gc = 1.25 [–]
Partial factor on undrained shear strength : gcu = 1.40 [–]

Interface
Coordinates of interface points [m]
No. Interface location
x z x z x z
1 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.00 12.00 -1.00

2 -10.00 -4.00 -1.50 -4.00 -1.50 -3.50

-0.50 -3.50 -0.40 0.00 0.00 0.00
12.00 0.00

3 0.00 -1.00 0.00 -3.50 4.25 -3.50

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 Coordinates of interface points [m]
No. Interface location
x z x z x z
4 -1.50 -4.00 4.25 -4.00 4.25 -3.50
12.00 -3.50

5 -10.00 -9.00 12.00 -9.00

Soil parameters - effective stress state

jef cef g
No. Name Pattern
[°] [kPa] [kN/m3]

1 Silty gravel (GM) 32.50 4.00 19.00

2 Poorly graded gravel (GP), dense 38.50 0.00 20.00

3 Sand with trace of fines (S-F), dense 31.50 0.00 17.50

4 Well graded sand (SW), dense 39.50 0.00 20.00

Soil parameters - uplift

gsat gs n
No. Name Pattern
[kN/m3] [kN/m3] [–]

1 Silty gravel (GM) 19.00

2 Poorly graded gravel (GP), dense 20.00

3 Sand with trace of fines (S-F), dense 17.50

4 Well graded sand (SW), dense 20.00

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Soil parameters
Silty gravel (GM)
Unit weight : g = 19.00 kN/m3
Stress-state : effective
Angle of internal friction : jef = 32.50 °
Cohesion of soil : cef = 4.00 kPa
Saturated unit weight : gsat = 19.00 kN/m3

Poorly graded gravel (GP), dense

Unit weight : g = 20.00 kN/m3
Stress-state : effective
Angle of internal friction : jef = 38.50 °
Cohesion of soil : cef = 0.00 kPa
Saturated unit weight : gsat = 20.00 kN/m3

Sand with trace of fines (S-F), dense

Unit weight : g = 17.50 kN/m3
Stress-state : effective
Angle of internal friction : jef = 31.50 °
Cohesion of soil : cef = 0.00 kPa
Saturated unit weight : gsat = 17.50 kN/m3

Well graded sand (SW), dense

Unit weight : g = 20.00 kN/m3
Stress-state : effective
Angle of internal friction : jef = 39.50 °
Cohesion of soil : cef = 0.00 kPa
Saturated unit weight : gsat = 20.00 kN/m3

Rigid bodies
g
No. Name Sample
[kN/m3]

1 Material of structure 24.00

Assigning and surfaces

Coordinates of surface points [m] Assigned
No. Surface position
x z x z soil
1 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.00 Well graded sand (SW),
12.00 -1.00 12.00 0.00 dense

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 Coordinates of surface points [m] Assigned
No. Surface position
x z x z soil
2 12.00 -3.50 12.00 -1.00
Silty gravel (GM)
0.00 -1.00 0.00 -3.50
4.25 -3.50

3 4.25 -4.00 4.25 -3.50

Material of structure
0.00 -3.50 0.00 -1.00
0.00 0.00 -0.40 0.00
-0.50 -3.50 -1.50 -3.50
-1.50 -4.00

4 12.00 -9.00 12.00 -3.50 Sand with trace of fines

4.25 -3.50 4.25 -4.00 (S-F), dense
-1.50 -4.00 -10.00 -4.00
-10.00 -9.00

5 -10.00 -9.00 -10.00 -14.00 Sand with trace of fines

12.00 -14.00 12.00 -9.00 (S-F), dense

Surcharge
Location Origin Length Width Slope Magnitude
No. Type Type of action
z [m] x [m] l [m] b [m] a [°] q, q1, f, F q2 unit
1 strip variable on terrain x = 1.00 l = 6.00 0.00 24.00 kN/m2

Surcharges
No. Name
1 Surcharge

Water
Water type : GWT

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 Coordinates of GWT points [m]
No. GWT location
x z x z x z
-10.00 -4.00 0.00 -4.00 0.00 -2.50
12.00 -2.50

Tensile crack
Tensile crack not input.

Earthquake
Earthquake not included.

Settings of the stage of construction

Design situation : permanent

Results (Stage of construction 1)

Analysis 1
Circular slip surface
Slip surface parameters
x= -1.80 [m] a1 = -43.65 [°]
Center : Angles :
z= 2.31 [m] a2 = 74.64 [°]
Radius : R= 8.72 [m]
The slip surface after optimization.
Slope stability verification (Bishop)
Sum of active forces : Fa = 377.84 kN/m
Sum of passive forces : Fp = 383.57 kN/m
Sliding moment : Ma = 3294.76 kNm/m
Resisting moment : Mp = 3344.72 kNm/m
Utilization : 98.5 %
Slope stability ACCEPTABLE

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