Slope stability analysis is an enduring research topic in the engineering and academic sectors. Accurate prediction of the factor of safety (FOS) of slopes, their stability, and their performance is not an easy task. In this work, the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) was utilized to build an estimation model for the prediction of FOS. Three ANFIS models were implemented including g...

Slope stability analysis has received increased attention recently. Slope stability problems may be solved using both deterministic and probabilistic approaches and can be characterized as optimization problems. In the deterministic approach, the factor of safety is the function to be minimized, and for probabilistic analysis, the reliability index is considered the objective function. The sear...

In this paper, stability of slopes with a shallow foundation located on top including the shape of the failure mechanism is investigated in static and seismic states. This is a three dimensional problem which is analyzed two dimensionally because 3D analyses are complex and appropriate softwares are not available. The conventional method of bearing capacity evaluation of foundations on top of ...

Original scientific paper The cutting of a high-slope is a complex nonlinear system that is random, fuzzy and variable. Stability evaluation for it from both qualitative and quantitative perspectives is essential in disaster management. This study firstly conducts the engineering experience analogy, giving a qualitative description of the stability of the slope. Then the cutting 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 des...

Dynamic slope stability in open-pit mines still remains a challenging task in the computational mining design. Earthquake and blasting are two significant sources of dynamic loads that can cause many damages to open-pit mines in active seismic areas and during exploitation cycles. In this work, the effects of earthquake and blasting on the stability of the NW slope of Chadormalu mine are compar...