- Title
- Geotechnical stability analysis
- Creator
- Sloan, S. W.
- Relation
- ARC
- Relation
- Geotechnique Vol. 63, Issue 7, p. 531-572
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/geot.12.RL.001
- Publisher
- ICE Publishing
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2013
- Description
- This paper describes recent advances in stability analysis that combine the limit theorems of classical plasticity with finite elements to give rigorous upper and lower bounds on the failure load. These methods, known as finite-element limit analysis, do not require assumptions to be made about the mode of failure, and use only simple strength parameters that are familiar to geotechnical engineers. The bounding properties of the solutions are invaluable in practice, and enable accurate limit loads to be obtained through the use of an exact error estimate and automatic adaptive meshing procedures. The methods are very general, and can deal with heterogeneous soil profiles, anisotropic strength characteristics, fissured soils, discontinuities, complicated boundary conditions, and complex loading in both two and three dimensions. A new development, which incorporates pore water pressures in finite-element limit analysis, is also described. Following a brief outline of the new techniques, stability solutions are given for several practical problems, including foundations, anchors, slopes, excavations and tunnels.
- Subject
- anchors; bearing capacity; excavation; numerical modelling; plasticity; slopes; tunnels
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1060002
- Identifier
- uon:16722
- Identifier
- ISSN:0016-8505
- Rights
- Permission is granted by ICE Publishing to print one copy for personal use. Any other use of these PDF files is subject to reprint fees.
- Language
- eng
- Full Text
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