Advances in determining Δu and Su for limit equilibrium analyses

Ville Lehtonen, Tim Länsivaara

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    Abstrakti

    It is well known that in undrained stability calculations, total stress and effective stress analyses do not give the same calculated factor of safety when FOS >1. This is due to the fact that shear strength is defined differently in these two approaches: In total stress analyses, the mobilised shear stress is compared to undrained shear strength, i.e. strength at failure. In undrained effective stress analyses, the shear strength is defined as corresponding to the mobilised effective stress state. This causes an overestimation of FOS in undrained ϕ′-c′ analyses. Modelling of excess pore pressure Δu has traditionally been source of most uncertainty in undrained effective stress analyses. Having the correct shear strength along the slip surface can be considered the most crucial detail in all stability analyses. It can be argued that in the context of Limit Equilibrium analyses where deformations are not considered, priority should be given to calculating the shear strength correctly, instead of attempting to obtain a “correct” mobilised Δu value. This paper gives a general introduction to the new HSU (Hybrid su) method. For the purposes of LEM analyses, Δu is calculated so that the resulting Mohr- Coulomb shear strength corresponds to the assumed failure state. This approach solves the inherent overestimation of FOS in undrained ϕ′-c′ analyses. To predict the effective stress at failure, a constitutive effective stress soil model is employed. Also presented is a concept of deriving undrained shear strength Su in LEM, based on an effective stress soil model. This makes it possible to conduct the LEM stability analysis in terms of total stresses, while deriving soil strength from effective strength parameters. The different approaches of calculating Δu and Su with the HSU method are compared using a theoretical stability calculation example. The relative merits of the different approaches are discussed.

    AlkuperäiskieliEnglanti
    OtsikkoLandslides in Sensitive Clays
    AlaotsikkoFrom Research to Implementation
    KustantajaSpringer
    Sivut237-247
    Sivumäärä11
    ISBN (elektroninen)978-3-319-56487-6
    ISBN (painettu)978-3-319-56486-9
    DOI - pysyväislinkit
    TilaJulkaistu - 2017
    OKM-julkaisutyyppiA3 Kirjan tai muun kokoomateoksen osa

    Julkaisusarja

    NimiAdvances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research
    Vuosikerta46
    ISSN (painettu)1878-9897
    ISSN (elektroninen)2213-6959

    Julkaisufoorumi-taso

    • Jufo-taso 2

    !!ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Computers in Earth Sciences
    • Economic Geology
    • Global and Planetary Change
    • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
    • Geography, Planning and Development

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