Research Article

Stability Charts for Pseudostatic Stability Analysis of Rock Slopes Using the Nonlinear Hoek–Brown Strength Reduction Technique

Table 3

Regression equations for the seismic weighting factors.

Slope angle, βRegression equations, fkhFitting degree, R2

30°fkh = 0.99e−2.0kh0.998
45°fkh = 0.99e−1.6kh0.999
60°fkh = 1.01e−1.47kh0.996
75°fkh = 1.01e−1.47kh0.996