STABILITY OF SLOPES ON CLAYS OF VARIABLE STRENGTH BY LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM AND FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS METHODS

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (38) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Karim M. Zein
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Limit Equilibrium ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Variable Strength ◽  
Stability Of Slopes ◽  
Analysis Methods

Progressive failure of the Carsington Dam: a numerical study

1992 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 971-988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Chen ◽  
N. R. Morgenstern ◽  
D. H. Chan
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Factor Of Safety ◽  
Progressive Failure ◽  
Limit Equilibrium ◽  
Equilibrium Analysis ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Limit Equilibrium Analysis ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Yellow Clay

The mechanism of progressive failure is well understood as one which involves nonuniform straining of a strain-weakening material. Traditional limit equilibrium analysis cannot be used alone to obtain a rational solution for progressive failure problems because the deformation of the structure must be taken into account in the analysis. The failure of the Carsington Dam during construction in 1984 has been attributed to progressive failure of the underlying yellow clay and the dam core materials. The dam was monitored extensively prior to failure, and an elaborate geotechnical investigation was undertaken after failure. The limit equilibrium analysis indicated that the factors of safety were over 1.4 using peak strength of intact clay material or 1.2 based on reduced strength accounting for preshearing of the yellow clay layer. Factors of safety were found to be less than unity if residual strengths were used. The actual factor of safety at failure was, of course, equal to one. By using the finite element analysis with strain-weakening models, the extent and degree of weakening along the potential slip surface were calculated. The calculated shear strength was then used in the limit equilibrium analysis, and the factor of safety was found to be 1.05, which is very close to the actual value of 1.0. More importantly, the mechanism of failure and the initiation and propagation of the shear zones were captured in the finite element analysis. It was also found that accounting explicitly for pore-water pressure effects using the effective stress approach in the finite element and limit equilibrium analyses provides more realistic simulations of the failure process of the structure than analyses based on total stresses. Key words : progressive failure, strain softening, finite element analysis, dams.

Postliquefaction Deformation of Embankments and Effects on Restraining Piles

1998 ◽  
Vol 1633 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
W.D. Liam Finn
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Residual Strength ◽  
Prestressed Concrete ◽  
Large Strain ◽  
Limit Equilibrium ◽  
Safety Evaluation ◽  
Equilibrium Analysis ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Seismic Safety

There are three levels of analysis for assessing the postliquefaction stability of embankments: limit equilibrium analysis using residual strength, Newmark sliding block analysis using residual strength, and finite element large strain displacement analysis. The first two types are well known and often used. In recent years, finite element analysis has been used increasingly for important projects involving life safety and large remediation costs. The application of finite element analysis is illustrated by two case histories—failure of a river protection dike in Japan, and the seismic safety evaluation and subsequent remediation of Sardis Dam in Mississippi. The latter example is particularly relevant to pile-supported abutments because the upstream slope of the dam was nailed to a stable foundation layer using prestressed concrete piles. The determination of the static and dynamic moments and shears in these piles would not have been possible without the finite element analysis. A crucial problem affecting the reliability of all methods of analysis is determining the appropriate value for the residual strength.

scholarly journals Comparison of levee underseepage analysis methods using blanket theory and finite element analysis

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Brandon ◽  
Abeera Batool ◽  
Martha Jimenez ◽  
Noah Vroman ◽  
Maureen Corcoran
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Analysis Methods
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