Lecture 13 Slope Stability.pdfVIP

The University of New South Wales School of Civil Environmental Engineering 1 Soil Mechanics - CVEN2201 By Arman Khoshghalb Slope Stability Soil Mechanics Slope Stability Slope Stability 2 Types of Analysis ? Infinite slopes ? When the potential failure surface of a slope is more realistically represented by a straight line, rather than an arc of a circle, for example: ? Slope of a granular material; ? where the slope is very long; ? where the surface of an existing slope is underlain by a plane of weakness lying parallel to it. ? Finite slopes ? The potential failure surface of a homogeneous slope is represented by an arc of a circle ? Usually where the soil exhibits both cohesive and frictional strength. Infinite Slope W b T Tf N ? No water, effective stress analysis: d a N ? Disturbing force: 3Slope Stability Tf = ? tf . dA tf = c’ + s’ tan f’Failure criterion: Tf = C + N tan f’ N = ? s’.dA C = ? c’.dA = c’ . b/cos a T = W (sin a) = W (cos a) ? Maximum possible resisting force: Tf = ? ? Factor of safety: Tf = ? c’.dA + tan f’ . ? s’.dA W = gt b d = gt b d cos a Infinite Slope b T Tf ? Effect of water: U N’ dw u = ? u = gw dw?? d a dwcos2a u = gw dw cos2a U = gw b dw cos a WN 4Slope Stability The University of New South Wales School of Civil Environmental Engineering 2 Soil Mechanics - CVEN2201 By Arman Khoshghalb Slope Stability Infinite Slope b W T N Tf ? Effect of water: dw d a tf = c’ + s’ tan f’Failure criterion: U N’ 5Slope Stability U = gw b dw cos a Tf = C + N’ tan f’ Tf = ? tf . dA = ? c’.dA+ tan f’ . ? s’.dA N’ = ? s’.dA = N - U C = ? c’.dA = c’ . b/cos a N = W cos a = gt b d cos a Disturbing force : T = W sin a = gt b d sin a Maximum possible resisting force : Assuming gt is the same below and above the water table Infinite Slope b W T N Tf ? Special case, cohesionless soils: dw d a ? With water: ? Without water: ? For dry slopes the angle of repose is equal to f. U N’ 6 Slope Stability Slope Stability 7 Example 1 ? For a sandy slope,