SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSES FOR MATERIALS WITH A NON-LINEAR FAILURE ENVELOPE

Upper bound techniques are used to analyse the stability of slopes of material failing according to a non-linear failure criterion, such as closely jointed rocks. The global, extremal nature of upper bound calculations is discussed, as is the inverse use of such procedures for obtaining safe lower bound estimates for material strength properties in back analyses. Specific results are presented for the material model proposed by hoek and brown. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • COLLINS, I F
  • Gunn, CIM
  • Pender, M J
  • Yan, Wang
• Publication Date: 1988-9-10

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 533-550
• Serial:
  • Intl J for Numerical & Analytical Methods Geomech
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Wiley (John) & Sons, Limited
  • ISSN: 0363-9061

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Failure; Forecasting; Mathematical analysis; Mathematical models; Methodology; Rocks; Slope stability; Strength of materials; Stresses
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases
• ITRD Terms: 6471: Analysis (math); 9009: Decrease; 5520: Failure; 132: Forecast; 6473: Mathematical model; 9102: Method; 4154: Rock; 5783: Slope stability; 5544: Strength (mater); 5575: Stress (in material)
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00493263
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1990 12:00AM