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Slope Stability - La Grange Access Dam to Sluice

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Slope stability analysis

Input data
Project
Task :
Part :
Description :
Author :
Date :

Slope Stability - La Grange Access Dam to Sluice

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West Bank Demerara Sluice Project - La Grange
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1/26/2015

Settings
USA - Safety factor
Stability analysis
Verification methodology : Safety factors (ASD)
Safety factors
Permanent design situation
SFs =

Safety factor :

1.50 []

Interface
No.

Interface location

0.00
5.40

Coordinates of interface points [m]

z
x
z
x
13.80
3.60
13.80
3.90
15.00
6.90
16.00
11.75

5.40

15.00

11.75

15.00

3.90

14.00

11.75

14.00

0.00

13.00

11.75

13.00

z
14.00
16.00

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Soil parameters - effective stress state

No.

Name

Pattern

jef

cef

[]

[kPa]

[kN/m3]

medium to soft brown silty clay

1.00

1.06

15.45

very soft grey silty clay with pockets of silt

1.00

5.48

16.87

very soft grey silty clay with pockets of silt 1

17.00

41.67

20.71

Soil parameters - uplift

No.

Name

Pattern

gsat

gs

[kN/m3]

[kN/m3]

[]

medium to soft brown silty clay

15.45

very soft grey silty clay with pockets of silt

16.87

very soft grey silty clay with pockets of silt 1

20.71

Soil parameters
medium to soft brown silty clay
Unit weight :
g = 15.45 kN/m3
Stress-state :
effective
Angle of internal friction :
1.00
jef =
Cohesion of soil :
cef =
1.06 kPa
Saturated unit weight :
gsat = 15.45 kN/m3
very soft grey silty clay with pockets of silt
Unit weight :
g = 16.87 kN/m3
Stress-state :
effective
Angle of internal friction :
1.00
jef =
Cohesion of soil :
cef =
5.48 kPa
Saturated unit weight :
=
16.87
kN/m3
gsat
very soft grey silty clay with pockets of silt 1
Unit weight :
g = 20.71 kN/m3
Stress-state :
effective
Angle of internal friction :
jef = 17.00
Cohesion of soil :
cef = 41.67 kPa
Saturated unit weight :
gsat = 20.71 kN/m3

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Assigning and surfaces

No.

Coordinates of surface points [m]

Assigned
x
z
x
z
soil
11.75
15.00
11.75
16.00 medium to soft brown silty
6.90
16.00
5.40
15.00 clay

Surface position

11.75
5.40

14.00
15.00

11.75
3.90

15.00 very soft grey silty clay with

14.00 pockets of silt

11.75
3.90
0.00

13.00
14.00
13.80

11.75
3.60
0.00

14.00 very soft grey silty clay with

13.80 pockets of silt 1
13.00

0.00
11.75

13.00
12.00

0.00
11.75

12.00 very soft grey silty clay with

13.00 pockets of silt 1

Surcharge
No.
1

Type

Type of action

strip

permanent

Location

Origin

Length

Width

z [m]

x [m]

l [m]

b [m]

x = 7.20

l = 3.00

on terrain

Slope
q, q1, f, F
a []
0.00
10.42

Magnitude
q2

unit
kN/m2

Surcharges
No.
1

Name
Max Excavator Loading

Water
Water type : No water
Tensile crack
Tensile crack not inputted.
Earthquake
Earthquake not included.
Settings of the stage of construction
Design situation : permanent

Results (Stage of construction 1)

Analysis 1
Circular slip surface

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Center :
Radius :

Slope Stability - La Grange Access Dam to Sluice

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Slip surface parameters

x=
3.51 [m]
Angles :
z=
20.13 [m]
R=
6.52 [m]
Analysis of the slip surface without optimization.

a1 =

-13.87 []

a2 =

50.70 []

Slope stability verification (all methods)

Bishop :
FS = 4.71 > 1.50 ACCEPTABLE
Fellenius / Petterson : FS = 4.70 > 1.50 ACCEPTABLE
Spencer :
FS = 4.78 > 1.50 ACCEPTABLE
Janbu :
FS = 4.82 > 1.50 ACCEPTABLE
Morgenstern-Price : FS = 4.82 > 1.50 ACCEPTABLE
Shahunyants :
FS = 3.97 > 1.50 ACCEPTABLE

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