TY - GEN
T1 - Effects of spatial variability of soil property on slope stability
AU - Kasama, K.
AU - Zen, K.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This paper presents a probabilistic approach to evaluating the geotechnical stability problem by incorporating the stochastic spatial variability of soil property within the numerical limit analyses. The undrained shear strength and unit weight of soil are treated as a random field which is characterized by a log-normal distribution and a spatial correlation length. The current calculations use a Cholesky Decomposition technique to incorporate these random properties in numerical limit analyses. The Random Field Numerical Limit Analyses are applied to evaluate effects of spatial variability of soil property on the slope stability and the failure mechanism. Monte Carlo simulations are then used to interpret the failure probability of slope for selected ranges of the coefficient of variation in soil property and the ratio of correlation length to slope height. Finally, the conventional safety factor of slope stability is evaluated to obtain an objective probability of slope failure.
AB - This paper presents a probabilistic approach to evaluating the geotechnical stability problem by incorporating the stochastic spatial variability of soil property within the numerical limit analyses. The undrained shear strength and unit weight of soil are treated as a random field which is characterized by a log-normal distribution and a spatial correlation length. The current calculations use a Cholesky Decomposition technique to incorporate these random properties in numerical limit analyses. The Random Field Numerical Limit Analyses are applied to evaluate effects of spatial variability of soil property on the slope stability and the failure mechanism. Monte Carlo simulations are then used to interpret the failure probability of slope for selected ranges of the coefficient of variation in soil property and the ratio of correlation length to slope height. Finally, the conventional safety factor of slope stability is evaluated to obtain an objective probability of slope failure.
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U2 - 10.1061/41170(400)84
DO - 10.1061/41170(400)84
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79958126767
SN - 9780784411704
T3 - Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Analysis, Modeling, and Management - Proceedings of the ICVRAM 2011 and ISUMA 2011 Conferences
SP - 691
EP - 698
BT - Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk
T2 - International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2011 and the International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2011
Y2 - 11 April 2011 through 13 April 2011
ER -