Probabilistic slope stability analysis for practice

Canadian Geotechnical Journal - Tập 39 Số 3 - Trang 665-683 - 2002
H El-Ramly, N. R. Morgenstern, D. M. Crudën

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The impact of uncertainty on the reliability of slope design and performance assessment is often significant. Conventional slope practice based on the factor of safety cannot explicitly address uncertainty, thus compromising the adequacy of projections. Probabilistic techniques are rational means to quantify and incorporate uncertainty into slope analysis and design. A spreadsheet approach for probabilistic slope stability analysis is developed. The methodology is based on Monte Carlo simulation using the familiar and readily available software, Microsoft® Excel 97 and @Risk. The analysis accounts for the spatial variability of the input variables, the statistical uncertainty due to limited data, and biases in the empirical factors and correlations used. The approach is simple and can be applied in practice with little effort beyond that needed in a conventional analysis. The methodology is illustrated by a probabilistic slope analysis of the dykes of the James Bay hydroelectric project. The results are compared with those obtained using the first-order second-moment method, and the practical insights gained through the analysis are highlighted. The deficiencies of a simpler probabilistic analysis are illustrated. Key words: probabilistic analysis, slope stability, Monte Carlo simulation, spatial variability.

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Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Tập 39 Số 3

665-683

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