Slope Stability Calculator

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Slope Stability Calculator

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Determine the Factor of Safety (FS) for a soil slope.
Select unit first, then enter the parameters and click the "Calculate" button below. HELP
Y-coordinate values increase downward!

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Input Data

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Geometry HELP
1

Section No.
5

Coordinates of Equi-Pressure Lines [m]

Section No.
3
4
5
6
7

Sections [m]

-100

-30

47

100

200

Boundary 1 [m]

150

150

150

171

171

171

W in Crack [m]

150

150

150

171

171

171

T. Cracks [m]

150

150

150

171

171

171

Boundary 2 [m]

200

200

200

200

200

200

Boundary 3 [m]

250

250

250

250

250

250

Boundary 4 [m]
Boundary 5 [m]
Boundary 6 [m]
Boundary 7 [m]

Pore Pressure Data *) HELP

Pore
Press.
[kPa]
Line 1

1
190

2
190

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190

190

190

190
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Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5
Line 6
- or Ru Factor (unitless)

Soil Properties HELP

Layer Properties

Cohesion Profile

Layer Cohesion **) Friction Angle Density

No.
[kPa]
[]
[kN/m3]
1

36,4

17

20

45

25

Elevation Cohesion
[m]
[kPa]

3
4
5
6
**) Leave open, if Cohesion Profile is to be used

Slip Circle HELP

Centers
Specified Centers
X [m]

Y [m]

- or -

Circumference
Search Start Center
X [m]
80

Y [m]
80

- and -

Tangent Depths
Elevation [m]
172
175
180

Final Search Grid

[m]
20

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- or Toe Point
X [m]

Y [m]

General HELP
Method:
Bishop Modified
Ordinary Method of Slices
Seismic Coefficient: 0.15
(unitless)
Seismic Option:
1
2
*) optional

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HELP

Results

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SUMMARY
Run No. Tangent min.FS S1 for FS=1
1
172
1.140 0.213
2
175
1.539 0.393
3
180
1.870 0.521
DETAILS
--------------------------------------------------------Run No.1 of 3, search centers with Tangent = 172 m
No. Tangent Radius X-Center Y-Center FS(Bishop) FS(OMS)
[m]
[m]
[m]
[m]
1 172
92
80
80
4.887
4.865
2 172
92
40
80
1.548
1.564
> See also: 3 172 132 80
40
4.873
4.858
4 172
92
120
80
4.887
4.865
5 172
52
80
120
4.920
4.881
Unit Converter
6 172
92
20
80
2.073
2.042
Safety of
Dams40
7 Tailings
172
112
60
1.653
1.676
8 172
92
60
80
1.364
1.384
Properties
of Tailings
Dams
9 172
72
40
100
1.439
1.440
10 172
112
60
60
1.366
1.399
11 172
92
80
80
4.887
4.865
12 172
72
60
100
1.169
1.233
13 172
72
40
100
1.439
1.440
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80
100
4.899
4.871
15 172
52
60
120
1.140
1.219
16 172
52
40
120
1.359
1.334
17 172
52
80
120
4.920
4.881
18 172
32
60
140
4.969
4.905
19 172
72
40
100
1.439
1.440
20 172
72
80
100
4.899
4.871
21 172
32
80
140
4.969
4.905
22 172
32
40
140
1.416
1.356
F.S. minimum= 1.140 for circle No.15 of center (60 m, 120 m)
With the min. FS circle and FS = 1.0
search for a corresponding Seismic Coefficient S1:
No. S1
1 0.21
2 0.211
3 0.213

FS
1.007
1.005
1.000

--------------------------------------------------------Run No.2 of 3, search centers with Tangent = 175 m

No. Tangent Radius X-Center Y-Center FS(Bishop) FS(OMS)
[m]
[m]
[m]
[m]
1 175
55
60
120
2.515
2.374
2 175
55
20
120
2.043
1.902
3 175
95
60
80
1.728
1.677
4 175
55
100
120
5.143
4.991
5 175
15
60
160
6.100
5.465
6 175
95
40
80
1.702
1.685
7 175
115
60
60
1.711
1.687
8 175
95
80
80
5.013
4.927
9 175
75
60
100
1.949
1.863
10 175
95
20
80
2.123
2.074
11 175
115
40
60
1.794
1.790
12 175
75
40
100
1.608
1.570
13 175
75
20
100
2.071
1.990
14 175
75
60
100
1.949
1.863
15 175
55
40
120
1.539
1.460
16 175
55
20
120
2.043
1.902
17 175
55
60
120
2.515
2.374
18 175
35
40
140
1.622
1.477
19 175
75
20
100
2.071
1.990
20 175
75
60
100
1.949
1.863
21 175
35
60
140
4.123
3.883
22 175
35
20
140
2.143
1.846
F.S. minimum= 1.539 for circle No.15 of center (40 m, 120 m)
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