Abstract: The kinematic approach of limit analysis is explored in three-dimensional (3D) stability analysis of slopes. A formal derivation is first shown indicating that, in a general case, the approach yields an upper bound to the ...

Abstract: Soil is typically regarded as a frictional or cohesive-frictional material in limit-state considerations. Often the solution to a limit-state problem (for instance, the bearing capacity of footings) for a purely frictional ...

Abstract: The influence of pore-water pressure and the pool water pressure on stability of submerged slopes was investigated using the kinematic approach of limit analysis. For soils with some cohesive component of strength, the ...

Abstract: Calculations of the bearing capacity of cohesive soil under embankments are presented for cases of strength increase with depth and a strong crust at the surface. The analysis makes it possible to account for the arbitrary ...

Abstract: Reinforced soil is a practical solution to construction of unpaved roads or placement of footings over weak soils. A stability analysis of reinforced foundation soil is presented in this paper. A method is suggested for ...

Abstract: A limit analysis approach is applied to determine the amount of reinforcement necessary to prevent collapse of slopes due to reinforcement rupture, pullout, or direct sliding. The reinforcement is uniformly distributed ...

Abstract: Secondary reinforcement in slopes is typically designed without any stability considerations. A rational stability analysis is attempted in this paper, based on shallow collapse mechanisms confined to the neighborhood of ...

Abstract: A method is presented for calculations of irreversible displacements of multiblock structures subjected to seismic excitation. Use is made of the kinematic approach of limit analysis. To make the analysis tractable a ...