This library brings together respected third-party papers, reports, and reference material on slope stability. Each entry includes a short summary and a link to the original source so you can explore the full publication.
Research-focused monograph that examines rock slope failure mechanisms in complex geological settings, combining laboratory testing, field observation and advanced numerical modelling. Zhang introduces kinematical element and discontinuity kinematical element methods, stochastic karst cave modelling, improved strength reduction and fracture mechanics…
Overview of effective-stress LEM procedures with worked examples.
Practical reference on shear strength of soils and its application to the stability of natural and engineered slopes, embankments and earth dams. Duncan, Wright and Brandon explain drained and undrained strength, effective stress, stress–strain behaviour and selection of design parameters,…
This paper reports the limitation of the conventional Bishop’s simplified method to calculate the safety factor of slopes stabilized with anchors, and proposes a new approach to considering the reinforcing effect of anchors on the safety factor. The reinforcing effect…
2D slope stability analyses have been performed using various software packages on a routine basis in geotechnical engineering since the 1980s. Many of these 2D packages are now used by geotechnical consultants, often with little regard for the potential differences…
Pre-stressed anchor cables are widely used in slope engineering for effectively improving slope stability as a reinforcement measure. Based on assumptions of stresses on a slip surface, this work proposes a new limit equilibrium (LE) method to analyse the stability…
Analysis of slopes stability for weathered crystalline rocks like the schists of Caracas necessitates an approach distinct from procedures routinely applicable to hard, fractured rocks, on the one hand, or soils, on the other hand. Neither of the latter two…
Instabilities in rock slopes are often triggered along planar joints with weakened shear strength, inducing translational failures. In intact rocks, however, the kinematics of failure may exhibit rotation, which is a more common occurrence also in soil slopes. A slope instability in…
Slope failures in opencast coal mines in the Northern Waikato Coal Region commonly occur in the vicinity of major faults where they define pit limits. In-pit engineering geological mapping at the Kopuku Sector of the Maramarua Coalfield demonstrates the existence…
Landslides pose significant risk to the communities and infrastructure, particularly in mountainous regions. Accurate estimation of landslide slip surface depth/geometry and volume of displaced material is crucial for hazard assessment, borehole planning and mitigation strategy. This study presents a novel,…
Applies LRFD concepts to probabilistic slope stability design.
Derives 3D upper‑bound solutions and charts for slope stability, quantifying when 3D effects are important compared with 2D analyses.
Conceptual paper linking soil stress–strain behaviour, pore pressures and progressive failure with the interpretation of limit-equilibrium stability analyses.
Compares LEM and FEM behaviour for rainfall-influenced slopes.
Pantelidis & Griffiths compare factoring soil strength, loads, and combinations in LEM and FEM, showing impacts on FS.
Comprehensive case history of a major landfill slope failure, detailing hydrologic and mechanical controls.
Introduces a fast algorithm for triangular-surface intersection with geological applications.
Analyses trends and insights from a 301-case slope failure database.
Presents 3D limit‑analysis stability charts that give quick estimates of factors of safety for uniform slopes.
Lambe and Whitman discuss how submerged unit weight, buoyancy, and seepage forces affect stresses in soil, using simple 1D fluid-flow examples and effective stress principles. They explain boundary water forces, seepage force equilibrium, and conditions leading to quicksand or upward…
