Noncircular slip surface analysis of the stability of slopes. An application of dynamic programming to the Janbu method.

Landslides ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 8-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuo YAMAGAMI ◽  
Yasuhiro UETA
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Programming ◽  
Surface Analysis ◽  
Slip Surface ◽  
Stability Of Slopes ◽  
The Stability

scholarly journals Stability of Slopes Reinforced with Truncated Piles

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Shu-Wei Sun ◽  
Fu Zhao ◽  
Kui Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Slip Surface ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Optimum Ratio ◽  
Weak Layer ◽  
Stability Of Slopes ◽  
Engineering Technique ◽  
Shear Strength Reduction Method ◽  
Practical Engineering ◽  
The Stability

Piles are extensively used as a means of slope stabilization. A novel engineering technique of truncated piles that are unlike traditional piles is introduced in this paper. A simplified numerical method is proposed to analyze the stability of slopes stabilized with truncated piles based on the shear strength reduction method. The influential factors, which include pile diameter, pile spacing, depth of truncation, and existence of a weak layer, are systematically investigated from a practical point of view. The results show that an optimum ratio exists between the depth of truncation and the pile length above a slip surface, below which truncating behavior has no influence on the piled slope stability. This optimum ratio is bigger for slopes stabilized with more flexible piles and piles with larger spacing. Besides, truncated piles are more suitable for slopes with a thin weak layer than homogenous slopes. In practical engineering, the piles could be truncated reasonably while ensuring the reinforcement effect. The truncated part of piles can be filled with the surrounding soil and compacted to reduce costs by using fewer materials.

A method for calculating the stability of slopes in ledge and semiledge rocks with a complex slip surface

1979 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-259
Author(s):  
Yu. S. Kozlov ◽  
V. I. Lopintsev ◽  
A. B. Fadeev
Keyword(s):  
Slip Surface ◽  
Stability Of Slopes ◽  
The Stability

scholarly journals A limit equilibrium analysis of progressive failure in the stability of slopes

1978 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Tim Law ◽  
Peter Lumb
Keyword(s):  
Slip Surface ◽  
Progressive Failure ◽  
Limit Equilibrium ◽  
Friction Angle ◽  
Soil Mass ◽  
Local Failure ◽  
Equilibrium Analysis ◽  
Stability Of Slopes ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Definition Of

A limit equilibrium method of analysis is proposed for the study of progressive failure in slope stability under a long-term condition. Based on effective stresses, the formulation of the method is derived from consideration of force and moment equilibrium within the soil mass above a prospective slip surface. By dividing the soil mass into a number of vertical slices, recognition of local failure can be made. Once local failure takes place, post-peak strength is assumed to be operative. This then initiates a redistribution of interslice forces and leads to some further local failure. Thus realistic available strengths along the slip surface can be evaluated. This permits the definition of a final safety factor, which is expressed in terms of the actual available reserve of strength. The proposed method has been applied to three well documented case records and encouraging results have been obtained. Based on the assumption that post-peak strengths are given by a friction angle equal to the peak value and a zero cohesion, stability charts have been prepared for design purposes.

A 3D slope stability analysis method assuming parallel lines of intersection and differential straining of block contacts

2002 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 799-811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhsiung Chang
Keyword(s):  
Slope Stability ◽  
Factor Of Safety ◽  
Slip Surface ◽  
Limit Equilibrium ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Shear Stresses ◽  
Block System ◽  
Stability Of Slopes ◽  
Sliding Mechanism ◽  
The Stability

A three-dimensional (3D) method of analysis of the stability of slopes was developed based on the sliding mechanism observed in the 1988 failure of the Kettleman Hills landfill slope (Kettleman City, California) and the associated model studies. By adopting a limit equilibrium concept, the method assumes the sliding mass as a block system in which the contacts between blocks are inclined. The lines of intersection of the block contacts are assumed to be parallel, which enables the sliding kinematics. In consideration of the differential straining between blocks, the shear stresses on the slip surface and the block contacts are evaluated based on the degree of shear strength mobilization on these contacts. The overall factor of safety is calculated based on the force equilibrium of the individual blocks and the entire block system as well. Based on comparisons with a series of hypothetical 3D and 2D problems with known solutions, the method was generally found to be accurate in predicting the stability of slopes involving a translational type of sliding failure. For rotational sliding failures in clays, however, the method appears to slightly overestimate the calculated factor of safety; up to as much as 10% in a typical problem examined in this study.Key words: slope stability, 3D method, limit equilibrium, block kinematics, strain incompatibility.

scholarly journals Optimal profile for concave slopes under static and seismic conditions

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (9) ◽  
pp. 1522-1532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farshid Vahedifard ◽  
Shahriar Shahrokhabadi ◽  
Dov Leshchinsky
Keyword(s):  
Limit Equilibrium ◽  
Stable Configuration ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
Construction Technology ◽  
Stability Of Slopes ◽  
Optimal Profile ◽  
Stabilized Soil ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Comparison Of The Results ◽  
The Impact

This study presents a methodology to determine the stability and optimal profile for slopes with concave cross section under static and seismic conditions. Concave profiles are observed in some natural slopes suggesting that such geometry is a more stable configuration. In this study, the profile of a concave slope was idealized by a circular arc defined by a single variable, the mid-chord offset (MCO). The proposed concave profile formulation was incorporated into a limit equilibrium–based log spiral slope stability method. Stability charts are presented to show the stability number, MCO, and mode of failure for homogeneous slopes corresponding to the most stable configuration under static and pseudostatic conditions. It is shown that concave profiles can significantly improve the stability of slopes. Under seismic conditions, the impact of concavity is most pronounced. Good agreement was demonstrated upon comparison of the results from the proposed method against those attended from a rigorous upper bound limit analysis. The proposed methodology, along with recent advances in construction technology, can be employed to use concave profiles in trenches, open mine excavations, earth retaining systems, and naturally cemented and stabilized soil slopes. The results presented provide a useful tool for preliminary evaluation for adopting such concave profiles in practice.

Globalized Dual Heuristic Dynamic Programming in Control of Robotic Manipulator

2016 ◽  
Vol 817 ◽  
pp. 150-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcin Szuster ◽  
Piotr Gierlak
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Dynamic Programming ◽  
Control System ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Dynamic Programming Algorithm ◽  
Robotic Manipulator ◽  
Iteration Step ◽  
Programming Algorithm ◽  
Heuristic Dynamic Programming ◽  
The Stability

The article focuses on the implementation of the globalized dual-heuristic dynamic programming algorithm in the discrete tracking control system of the three degrees of freedom robotic manipulator. The globalized dual-heuristic dynamic programming algorithm is included in the approximate dynamic programming algorithms family, that bases on the Bellman’s dynamic programming idea. These algorithms generally consist of the actor and the critic structures realized in a form of artificial neural networks. Moreover, the control system includes the PD controller, the supervisory term and an additional control signal. The structure of the supervisory term derives from the stability analysis, which was realized using the Lyapunov stability theorem. The control system works on-line and the neural networks’ weight adaptation process is realized in every iteration step. A series of computer simulations was realized in Matlab/Simulink software to confirm performance of the control system.

scholarly journals The Effects of Hydraulic Properties of Bedrock on the Stability of Slopes

2012 ◽  
pp. 343-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amin Askarinejad ◽  
Patrick Bischof ◽  
Francesca Casini ◽  
Sarah M. Springman
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Properties ◽  
Stability Of Slopes ◽  
The Stability
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