For preventing landslide disasters caused by the slope collapse, it is crucial to research on
the investigation of slope stability. For the very complex influence factors on the slope …

Detection of critical failure surface and associated minimum factor of safety (F) constitutes a
constrained global optimization problem during the task of slope analysis. Morgenstern …

The assessment of loess slope stability is a highly complex nonlinear problem. There are
many factors that influence the stability of loess slopes. Some of them have the characteristic …

The anchor cable is an excellent reinforcement device for enhancing slope performance
subjected to earthquakes. Thus, this work combines the minimum potential energy principle …

Stability charts present a graphical approach for the estimation of factor of safety (FOS) of a
finite slope with uniform soil properties which are routinely used by geotechnical engineers …

Solving slope stability problems requires determining the critical slip surface (CSS) of a
slope and its corresponding minimum factor of safety (Min. F), and determining the CSS is a …

Landslide is a disastrous geological hazard in the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) area of
China. In this study, random limit equilibrium analysis is conducted to assess a layered …

In many construction projects, a proactive slope stability evaluation is a prerequisite.
Although many deterministic or non-deterministic approaches have been commonly used …

The determination of critical failure surface and stability evaluation of 3D slopes have been a
hot and difficult problem in geotechnical engineering. The conventional method defines the …

Selection hyper-heuristics are novel tools that combine low-level heuristics into robust
solvers commonly used for tackling combinatorial optimization problems. However, the …