Shear strength (τ), shear stress (σ s) and slope angle (β) play a very important role in the stability of any soil slope. This research investigates the slope stability of a soil slope to determine correlations between shear strength and slope angle and shear stress. The assessment and calculation of the soil slope are carried out using slope stability analysis methods that assume the failure surface as a circular slip surface. A limit equilibrium software program – namely, Slide – and a numerical modelling software program – namely, Statistical Package for the Social Sciences – are used for the analysis. Total 200 number of analyses were performed out of which 100 analyses in saturated and 100 in unsaturated condition. Correlations are developed between τ, β and σ s, which show a very close relationship among all these three parameters. The applicability of the equations is above 97%. The correlations can be used in any slope stability project to know about the shear strength of the slope with variation in the values of the slope angle and shear stress.
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August 29 2022
Soil slope analysis to develop useful correlations in saturated and unsaturated conditions Available to Purchase
Muhammad Israr Khan, PhD;
School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
(corresponding author: 1727011@stu.neu.edu.cn)
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Shuhong Wang, PhD;
Shuhong Wang, PhD
Professor
School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
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Pengyu Wang, PhD;
Pengyu Wang, PhD
PhD scholar
School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
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Mohammad Ajmal Nikjow, PhD
Mohammad Ajmal Nikjow, PhD
PhD scholar
School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China
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(corresponding author: 1727011@stu.neu.edu.cn)
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Received:
January 20 2022
Accepted:
July 13 2022
Online ISSN: 2043-9911
Print ISSN: 2043-9903
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2024
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Forensic Engineering (2024) 177 (1): 14–22.
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Received:
January 20 2022
Accepted:
July 13 2022
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Khan MI, Wang S, Wang P, Nikjow MA (2024), "Soil slope analysis to develop useful correlations in saturated and unsaturated conditions". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Forensic Engineering, Vol. 177 No. 1 pp. 14–22, doi: https://doi.org/10.1680/jfoen.22.00002
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