Simplified reliability method for spatially variable undrained engineered slopes

Effect of spatially variable shear strength parameters with linearly increasing mean trend on reliability of infinite slopes

This paper studies the reliability of infinite slopes in the presence of spatially variable shear strength parameters that increase linearly with depth. The mean trend of the shear strength parameters increasing with depth is highlighted. The spatial variability in the undrained shear strength and the friction angle is modeled using random field theory. Infinite slope examples are presented to ...

The effect of anisotropy and heterogeneity of soils on slopes stability using numerical method in undrained condition

Naturally formation of soil deposits leads to anisotropy and heterogeneity in their properties. The aim of this study is modeling of soil having anisotropic and heterogeneous strength using finite difference method to estimate the effect of these on slope stability in undrained condition. In this study the soil cohesion is considered as an anisotropic and heterogeneous variable and assumed to h...

Geospatial Data Integration for Assessing Landslide Hazard on Engineered Slopes

Road and rail networks are essential components of national infrastructures, underpinning the economy, and facilitating the mobility of goods and the human workforce. Earthwork slopes such as cuttings and embankments are primary components, and their reliability is of fundamental importance. However, instability and failure can occur, through processes such as landslides. Monitoring the conditi...

Analytical Solutions for Spatially Variable Transport-Dispersion of Non-Conservative Pollutants

Analytical solutions have been obtained for both conservative and non-conservative forms of one-dimensional transport and transport-dispersion equations applicable for pollution as a result of a non-conservative pollutant-disposal in an open channel with linear spatially varying transport velocity and nonlinear spatially varying dispersion coefficient on account of a steady unpolluted lateral i...

Extension of Hassan and Wolff method for system reliability analysis of soil slopes