Spatial variability of soil properties was rarely taken into account directly in traditional slope
stability analyses, rather some “average” or suitably “pessimistic” properties are assumed to …

In this paper we investigate the probability of failure of a cohesive slope using both simple
and more advanced probabilistic analysis tools. The influence of local averaging on the …

Research activity in the mechanics of landslides has led to renewed interest in the infinite
slope equations, and the need for a more general framework for giving insight into the …

To meet the high demand for reliability based design of slopes, we present in this paper a
simplified HLRF (Hasofer–Lind–Rackwitz–Fiessler) iterative algorithm for first-order …

Soil spatial variability has essential influence on the reliability of geotechnical structures.
Karhunen–Loève (KL) series expansion is an effective approach to characterize such …

In a probabilistic slope stability analysis, the failure probability associated with the most
critical slip surface (the one with the minimum reliability index) is known to be smaller than …

This paper investigates the effects that the spatial variability of a soil's undrained shear
strength has on lateral wall movements and ground surface settlements when performing a …

The influence of heterogeneity of undrained shear strength on the performance of a long
slope cut in clay is investigated. Random field theory is used to model the heterogeneity and …

Geotechnical engineering problems are characterized by many sources of uncertainty.
Some of these sources are connected to the uncertainties of soil properties involved in the …

This paper concentrates on the fact that natural materials are variable, and that
representation of this variability appears crucial to getting a realistic understanding of certain …