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Static and quasi-static slope stability analyses using the limit equilibrium method for mountainous area

  • Hosung Shin (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Ulsan)
  • Received : 2022.06.16
  • Accepted : 2023.06.12
  • Published : 2023.07.25
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Abstract

Intensive rainfall during the summer season in Korea has triggered numerous devastating landslides outside of downtown in mountainous areas. The 2D slope stability analysis that is generally used for cut slopes and embankments is inadequate to model slope failure in mountainous areas. This paper presents a new 3D slope stability formulation using the global sliding vector in the limit equilibrium method, and it uses an ellipsoidal slip surface for static and quasi-static analyses. The slip surface's flexibility of the ellipsoid shape gives a lower FS than the spherical failure shape in the Fellenius, Bishop, and Janbu's simplified methods. The increasing sub-columns of each column tend to increase the FS and converge to a steady value. The symmetrical geometric conditions of the convex turning corners do not indicate symmetrical failure of the surface in 3D analysis. Pseudo-static analysis shows that the horizontal seismic force decreases the FS and increases the mass volume at the critical failure state. The stability index takes the FS and corresponding sliding mass into consideration to assess the potential risk of slope failure in complex mountainous terrain. It is a valuable parameter for selecting a vulnerable area and evaluating the overall risk of slope failure.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by Research Funds from the National Research Foundation of Korea (KNRF-2022R1A2C200823612) and Korea Institute of Marine Science & Technology Promotion (KIMST-20220364).

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