APPLICATION OF ENERGY METHOD

A calculation procedure for soil stability analyses applying the energy method is described. The procedure follows a suggested scheme in which special attention is devoted to the construction of failure mechanisms and determination of boundary conditions for deformations of these failure mechanisms. Applicability of the energy method is proved and application of the method is demonstrated by five examples: (1) Short-term analysis of a slope; (2) long-term analysis of a slope; (3) analysis of stratified medium; (4) bearing capacity of a footing loaded by a pulsating load causing pore pressure rise; and (5) stability of an offshore structure having three degrees-of-freedom during failure. Determination of plastic strain and displacements by means of a hodograph is shown both for short-term and long-term analysis in two additional examples. /Author/

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Karal, K
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 381-397
• Serial:
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Volume: 103
  • Issue Number: GT5
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1090-0241
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/gto

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Deformation; Degrees of freedom; Dislocation (Geology); Failure; Pore pressure; Slopes; Soil stabilization; Strain (Mechanics)
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy methods /structural/; Strains
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157158
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE 12918
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 9 1977 12:00AM