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Eqn. 1
Driving forces include the mass of each slice accelerated through gravity, seismic forces, and water in a tension crack. Resisting forces arise from the cohesion and frictional strength of the slip surface. The primary difference between the active and passive support implementation in Slide is as follows. Active Support is assumed to act in such a manner as to DECREASE the DRIVING FORCE in the Factor of Safety calculations (Eqn.2).
Eqn. 2
Passive Support is assumed to INCREASE the RESISTING FORCE provided by shear restraint, in the Factor of Safety calculations (Eqn.3).
Eqn.3
Grouted tiebacks, tensioned cables or rockbolts, which exert a force on the sliding mass before any movement has taken place, could be considered as Active support. Soil nails or geotextiles, which only develop a resisting force after some movement within the slope has taken place, could be considered as Passive support. Since the exact sequence of loading and movement in a slope is never known in advance, the choice of Active or Passive force application is somewhat arbitrary (see Appendix 3 of Ref. 1). The user may decide which of the two methods is more appropriate for the slope and support system being analyzed. In general, for a given support capacity, Passive support will give a lower Factor of Safety than Active support. The difference can be quite significant as shown in the following figures.
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(B) Active (A) and Passive (B) support results for equal support capacity (10,000 lbs / ft). Note: critical slip circles are different for each method.
Swedge support dialog It is worth noting that in our finite element stress analysis program Phase2, support is automatically assumed to be active. Therefore, when comparing SSR slope stability analysis results from Phase2 with limit equilibrium slope stability results from Slide, the active support option should be used in Slide.
Summary
We conclude this developers tip by stating that there is no clear right or wrong answer with respect to the choice of active or passive force application for support forces in Slide. Our current thinking is to recommend the use of Active support application and an allowable support capacity. In our experience you generally get better convergence properties with active support. However the topic is open for discussion and we welcome any feedback on this subject.
References
1. Hoek, E. and Bray, J. W. (1981), Rock Slope Engineering (revised 3rd edition), The Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Chapman and Hall, London. 2. Duncan, J.M. and Wright, S.G. (2005), Soil Strength and Slope Stability (chapter 8), John Wiley and Sons Inc.