Abstract: An improved genetic algorithm is proposed to optimize the potential sliding surface of slopes. Compared with a conventional genetic algorithm, the genetic recombination between the previous generation and the newly generated ...

Abstract: Geotechnical engineering is dominated mostly by uncertainties, because it always deals with highly variable natural materials. Reliability-analysis approaches emerge as a more reasonable and rigorous way of handling ...

Abstract: Step-shaped slopes are often found in mines. The reliability of step-shaped slopes was investigated based on random field models. The factor of safety of slopes was derived by the horizontal and vertical integration methods. ...

Abstract: In this paper, the antislip stability assessment of a gravity retaining wall is analyzed by considering the spatial variability of soils based on the theory of random fields. The effects of spatial correlation lengths of ...

Abstract: In this paper, the antislip stability assessment of a gravity retaining wall is analyzed by considering the spatial variability of soils based on the theory of random fields. The effects of spatial correlation lengths of ...