Three dimensional stability charts for slopes based on limit analysis methods li, A. J., Merifield, R. S. and Lyamin, A. V. 2010, Three dimensional stability charts for slopes based on limit analysis methods, Canadian geotechnical journal, vol. 47, no. 12, pp. 1316-1334. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Three dimensional stability charts for slopes based on limit analysis methods Author(s) li, A. J. Merifield, R. S. Lyamin, A. V. Journal name Canadian geotechnical journal Volume number 47 Issue number 12 Start page 1316 End page 1334 Total pages 19 Publisher NRC Research Press Place of publication Ottawa, Canada Publication date 2010-12 ISSN 0008-3674 1208-6010 Keyword(s) safety factor landslide cohesive-frictional undrained drained Summary This paper uses finite element upper and lower bound limit analysis to produce chart solutions for three-dimensional (3D) natural slopes for both short- and long-term stability. The presented chart solutions are convenient tools that can be used for preliminary design purposes. The rigorous limit analysis results in this paper were found to bracket the true factor of safety within ±10% or better, which can be used as a benchmark for the solutions from other methods. The depth of the slip surfaces is observed to be generally shallow for most analyzed cases, particularly for the long-term slope stability problem. In addition, it was found that using a two-dimensional (2D) analysis may lead to significant differences in estimating safety factors, which can differ by 2%–60% depending on the slope geometry and soil properties. Therefore, great care and judgement are required when applying 2D analyses to 3D slope problems. Notes Published on the web 11 November 2010. Language eng Field of Research 090501 Civil Geotechnical Engineering Socio Economic Objective 870201 Civil Construction Design HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2010, NRC Research Press Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30035992 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Engineering   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 25 Jul 2011, 12:33:42 EST Mon, 25 Jul 2011, 13:05:13 EST Mon, 25 Jul 2011, 16:30:01 EST Mon, 14 Jul 2014, 08:33:56 EST Mon, 14 Jul 2014, 08:34:48 EST Fri, 03 Oct 2014, 10:25:25 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 17:14:07 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 73 times in TR Web of Science Cited 82 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 710 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 25 Jul 2011, 12:33:37 EST by Linda Aldridge