Research Article

Static and Seismic Stability Charts for Three-Dimensional Cut Slopes and Natural Slopes under Short-Term Undrained Conditions

Table 2

Coefficients A and B in equation (12) for cut slopes.

βB/Hkh = 0kh = 0.1kh = 0.2kh = 0.3
ABABABAB

15°1.514.310311.542910.70458.07348.50286.06696.71664.1510
2.011.964710.68158.69077.41816.83005.55945.60324.3982
3.09.95729.94576.94186.95355.39555.15574.31984.0343
5.08.67529.40065.89256.54064.41154.86503.42633.7688
10.07.87689.02365.24176.26643.78324.65722.86513.5592
(2D)7.27698.72674.69146.08423.26624.50862.28933.3425

30°1.59.67686.63628.09705.39876.88904.47356.03543.7967
2.08.77036.30387.09695.14535.99314.24105.21513.5279
3.07.77456.06326.22684.91685.14124.07084.34963.3635
5.07.15365.84596.22684.91684.47773.92153.49703.2897
10.06.72905.71885.55934.76234.02843.84002.99783.2242
(2D)6.42885.55734.74244.59443.57003.80152.38543.2131

45°1.58.11554.83257.12124.14786.36093.59655.76013.0794
2.07.51874.61656.51293.96175.70873.40715.07442.9303
3.06.98904.43385.87123.82365.08053.28834.39232.8372
5.06.50024.31385.33443.74024.43433.23333.58262.8273
10.06.19234.25014.91943.71364.00873.20563.13552.8042
(2D)5.95014.15104.60533.66233.67203.17762.66322.8153

60°1.57.09293.75686.44163.32196.04552.89505.52402.5619
2.06.56733.61515.82673.25005.36242.79794.85042.4610
3.06.18723.45455.43233.06044.95642.66984.18902.4129
5.05.79053.38365.08142.97244.23692.67483.64812.3730
10.05.53223.32674.70032.96043.90282.64993.28092.3613
(2D)5.32393.25614.39732.93483.56752.63942.81292.3864

75°1.56.16423.01405.75832.69245.47412.37454.93362.1758
2.05.76882.86445.25732.58944.79922.33684.40292.0869
3.05.34042.75834.85692.48814.31372.24303.98272.0093
5.05.04612.66744.55022.39754.03682.15643.74371.9028
10.04.85512.62204.32802.35163.70272.14883.47881.8779
(2D)4.59872.58994.13752.30883.38542.14233.29001.8375

90°1.55.41092.41195.13492.13694.73272.00144.43871.8664
2.04.97692.27924.66422.06524.33301.88524.00071.7250
3.04.58682.18954.19532.00873.85231.83803.58861.6332
5.04.29562.11363.93671.92903.63291.75083.28151.6085
10.04.09462.06053.72241.89103.39921.70883.08841.5669
(2D)3.86722.01653.50751.84753.14011.69332.88991.5300