Salgado & Kim present a probabilistic LRFD framework for slope stability, demonstrating how partial safety factors can be calibrated from reliability indices. They show sensitivity of LRFD results to variability in shear strength, pore pressure, and geometry, and provide guidance for selecting resistance factors consistent with target reliability.
Reliability Analysis of Load and Resistance Factor Design of Slopes
R. Salgado; D. Kim · 2014 · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
