Kinematical Limit Analysis for a Slope Reinforced with One Row of Stabilizing Piles

Figure 1

Analysis models: (a) sketch map of a soil slope; (b) kinematical limit analysis model for the soil mass in the upslope of a pile row; ((c) and (d)) kinematical limit analysis model for the soil mass in the downslope of the pile row when and , respectively.

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