Research Article

Stability Charts for Pseudostatic Stability Analysis of 3D Homogeneous Soil Slopes Using Strength Reduction Finite Element Method

Table 1

Material properties of Zhang’s [23] example.

Material propertyUpper soil layerWeaker layer

Young’s modulus, (MPa)1010
Poisson’s ratio, 0.250.25
Unit weight, (kN/m3)18.819.5
Friction angle, (°)2010
Cohesion, (kPa)290
Dilation angle, (°)00