Research Article

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

Table 3

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

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

15°1.514.04175.521310.77653.90448.39173.06836.80372.5367
2.012.12955.53048.82513.98606.83203.12725.55962.5655
3.010.29585.45137.19324.01785.50813.15194.36632.6045
5.08.92135.43546.14443.98024.55603.14863.55732.5891
10.08.11385.38155.49813.94743.98463.12243.01562.5757
(2D)7.46685.33534.97073.92543.51033.11402.52522.5857

30°1.59.82573.32078.21972.79726.98132.41866.09062.1291
2.09.00103.28097.28762.81366.09772.44665.27392.1343
3.07.98603.29716.44852.82805.29632.45984.39282.1959
5.07.33843.28485.74262.84124.58942.50333.68052.2373
10.06.88093.28215.31062.84294.15762.49963.21942.2420
(2D)6.52503.26114.95722.83853.74562.52022.74982.2779

45°1.58.21422.69617.19622.41846.37682.15095.71651.9296
2.07.67452.63716.64182.36505.79482.12305.15801.8964
3.07.06472.61496.01832.34025.15512.13314.43341.9262
5.06.59592.60245.43392.37234.55742.14653.75921.9745
10.06.28472.57855.06472.37424.13602.17273.31402.0039
(2D)6.02762.55604.75382.37143.81152.17812.85612.0462

60°1.57.13882.46706.46872.24745.90172.02965.42261.8260
2.06.64832.41035.95342.19695.38601.98184.83931.7918
3.06.17992.34935.50462.13644.96411.92154.28031.7737
5.05.84802.29815.15762.08834.31551.95933.68961.8075
10.05.63422.24144.77572.09563.96751.95723.34081.8128
(2D)5.38362.24174.47782.09253.64331.96432.87541.8553

75°1.56.25022.42695.76152.24255.48511.97194.92011.8396
2.05.74082.35405.28502.15604.80771.95574.39051.7873
3.05.35712.23594.86752.06734.35041.89503.99831.6894
5.05.04882.17354.54301.98944.04461.81973.74011.6327
10.04.83062.13134.35311.93683.74321.81073.49341.5955
(2D)4.62972.08994.15051.89623.41571.79863.31701.5582

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