Slope stability analysis

Method of slice

Stability Analysis of Landslide Slope


The design of a slope  should ideally be based on an
allowable deformation

The difficulty with deformation analysis  stress-strain
relationship, peak and residual strengths, anisotropic, pore
pressure distribution, the non-homogeneity, and the effect
due to initial stress.

Finite element method  reflecting all of the factors.

As an alternative, a limit equilibrium analysis  stability of a
slope, in terms of a safety factor F.

Limit equilibrium method  analysis of natural & artificial
slopes (cut and fill)

Slope stability analysis based on the limit equilibrium

and slice method
No

Method

Equilibrium equation
Force

Moment

Horizontal

Vertical

Fellenius (1927)

Bishop Simplified (1955)

Janbus Simplified (1954)

Corps of Engineering (1982)

Lowe and Karfiath (1960)

Spencer (1967)

Sarma (1973)

Morgenstern and Price (1975)

Remarks :

: The equilibrium of horizontal forces, vertical forces or moments are taken
into account for analysis.

Circular slip surface

Bishop Method


Fellenius Method

These methods are currently being widely used in

the field of landslide analysis.

Bishop method

R

P

En

n+1

P
ul

Xn
W

Xn-Xn+1

Xn+1
En+1

B
P

ls C

En-En+1

tan=1/F.tan

Bishop method
The Bishop method is a method for analyzing the equilibrium of a sliding
block, which slumps in a single movement about a given point.
The equilibrium equation for moments about the center of rotational
movement is expressed as :

The Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion is :

In solving stability problems  determine statically indeterminate elements,

obtaining equilibrium among the slice in horizontal and vertical directions.
In the simplified Bishop method, horizontal forces are ignored, and only the
vertical forces in each slice are taken into account:

Since both sides of expression contain F, the safety factor has to

be obtained by a series of calculations.

Fellenius
method

Internal forces applied to the wall

of each slice are ignored:
R
The moments of the entire
sliding block are in equilibrium:

En

n+1

Xn
W

Xn+1
En+1

B
P

ls C

h
D

Bishop method

Fellenius method
F
c
W

A
u
l


: the safety factor,

: cohesion of the slip surface (kN/m2),
: weight of each slice (kN), W =  A
: unit volume weight (kN/m3),
: area of each slice (m2),
: water pressure on the slip surface of each slice (kN/m2),
: length of slip surface of each slice (m),
: friction angle of slip surface,
: angle between the center bottom of each slice and the vertical line of the
center of sliding surface circle.

Non-circular slip surface

Janbu Method


Morgenstern and Price Method

Janbu Method
Janbu method : an analytical method for analyzing the stability of a
landslide block  sliding surface has a complex shape

where fo is a modifying coefficient representing the influence of the

shearing force acting on the walls of each slice.
The coefficient can be decided from analysis of soil and other
conditions, covering more than 40 different cross sections.

Simplified Janbus method

y

Xi+
Xi

Ei

kHWi
Xi

3
Ei+
Ei

i
n

Ti
x

where

(1+kV)Wi

Ni

i

Janbus correction factor :