Discontinuous rock slope stability analysis by limit equilibrium approaches – a review

Slope stability is one of the most important topics engineering geology with a background more than 300 years. So far, various assessment techniques have been developed which include range simple evaluations, planar failure, limit state criteria, equilibrium analysis, numerical methods, hybrid and high-order approaches are implemented in two-dimensional (2D) three-dimensional (3D) space. In meantime, methods due to their simplicity, short analysis time, coupled probabilistic statistics functions estimate safety factor (F.S), probable slip surface, application on different failure mechanisms, varied geological conditions has received special attention from researchers. The presented paper provides review used for discontinuous rock slope analyses mechanisms natural cut slopes. article attempted provide systematic outlook based approaches.