scholarly journals The Contribution of Particle Swarm Optimization to Three-Dimensional Slope Stability Analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roohollah Kalatehjari ◽  
Ahmad Safuan A Rashid ◽  
Nazri Ali ◽  
Mohsen Hajihassani
Keyword(s):  
Particle Swarm Optimization ◽  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Slope Stability ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Particle Swarm ◽  
Slope Stability Analysis ◽  
Swarm Optimization ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Soil Slopes ◽  
3D Slope Stability

Over the last few years, particle swarm optimization (PSO) has been extensively applied in various geotechnical engineering including slope stability analysis. However, this contribution was limited to two-dimensional (2D) slope stability analysis. This paper applied PSO in three-dimensional (3D) slope stability problem to determine the critical slip surface (CSS) of soil slopes. A detailed description of adopted PSO was presented to provide a good basis for more contribution of this technique to the field of 3D slope stability problems. A general rotating ellipsoid shape was introduced as the specific particle for 3D slope stability analysis. A detailed sensitivity analysis was designed and performed to find the optimum values of parameters of PSO. Example problems were used to evaluate the applicability of PSO in determining the CSS of 3D slopes. The first example presented a comparison between the results of PSO and PLAXI-3D finite element software and the second example compared the ability of PSO to determine the CSS of 3D slopes with other optimization methods from the literature. The results demonstrated the efficiency and effectiveness of PSO in determining the CSS of 3D soil slopes.

scholarly journals Profile Orientation and Slope Stability Analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Zhe-Ping Shen ◽  
Walter W. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Particle Swarm Optimization ◽  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Slope Stability ◽  
Laser Scanner ◽  
Particle Swarm ◽  
Slope Stability Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Swarm Optimization ◽  
Cross Sectional Profile ◽  
Sectional Profile

This paper presents an analysis of soil slope stability using a terrestrial laser scanner, particle swarm optimization, and the force equilibrium method. The aim of this study was to demonstrate that a slope needed to be analyzed in many different directions in order to assess its stability conclusively, rather than using just one cross-sectional profile to represent the entire slope. To achieve this purpose, this study illustrates how a particle swarm optimization algorithm can be successfully incorporated into the analysis with slope stability analysis software, STABL. This study compares results obtained with those of previous studies and makes important observations.

Determination of three-dimensional shape of failure in soil slopes

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (9) ◽  
pp. 1283-1301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roohollah Kalatehjari ◽  
Ali Arefnia ◽  
Ahmad Safuan A Rashid ◽  
Nazri Ali ◽  
Mohsen Hajihassani
Keyword(s):  
Slope Stability ◽  
Slip Surface ◽  
Limit Equilibrium ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Failure Surface ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
3D Shape ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Soil Slopes ◽  
3D Slope Stability

This paper presents the application of particle swarm optimization (PSO) in three-dimensional (3D) slope stability analysis to determine the shape and direction of failure as the critical slip surface. A detailed description of adopted PSO is presented and a rotating ellipsoidal shape is introduced as the possible failure surface in the analysis. Based on the limit equilibrium method, an equation of factor of safety (FoS) was developed with the ability to calculate the direction of sliding (DoS) in its internal process. A computer code was developed in Matlab to determine the 3D shape of the failure surface and calculate its FoS and DoS. Then, two example problems were used to verify the applicability of the presented code, the first by conducting a comparison between the results of the code and PLAXIS-3D finite element software and the second by re-analyzing an example from the literature to find the 3D failure surface. In addition, a hypothetical 3D asymmetric slope was introduced and analyzed to demonstrate the ability of the presented method to determine the shape and DOS of failure in 3D slope stability problems. Finally, a small-scale physical model of a 3D slope under vertical load was constructed and tested in the laboratory and the results were re-analyzed and compared with the code results. The results demonstrate the efficiency and effectiveness of the presented code in determining the 3D shape of the failure surface in soil slopes.

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