SPATIAL CALCULATION OF SLOPE STABILITY UNDER DEFINITE SURCHARGES

Proceeding from the fact that too low safety factors contradictory to reality are established by means of procedures covering the plane state for calculating the slope stability in spatially limited failure patterns, a calculation method has been developed which approximately represents the spatial state. The final effects increasing stability are approximately represented by cone sections attached to a circular cylinder section. The procedure is preferably suited for calculating the stability of homogeneous unseeped slopes that are loaded with a limited area on which surcharge is applied (e.g. vehicles, construction machinery or hoisting units). In this contribution, the fundamental statements and assumptions are discussed. Furthermore, diagrams and tables are presented which are summarized in a regulation of the National Building Supervisory Board as a result of comprehensive variational computations by means of a computer program for the above mentioned procedure as an aid for designing. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Volume 3, Stockholm.
• Corporate Authors:

  AA Balkema

  P.O. Box 1675
  Rotterdam,   Netherlands  BR-3000
• Authors:
  • BILZ, P
  • Broedel, C H
  • Reinhardt, K
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Volume 3, Stockholm.
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 367-371

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Calculation; Coefficients; Computer aided design; Computer programs; Conferences; Construction equipment; Loads; Safety; Slope stability; Traffic distribution
• Uncontrolled Terms: Computation; Surcharge
• ITRD Terms: 3085: Bearing capacity; 6464: Calculation; 8525: Conference; 3674: Equipment; 5567: Load; 5504: Safety coefficient; 5783: Slope stability; 8645: Software
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00370157
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1983 12:00AM