Research Article
Effects of Soil Properties and Slope Angle on Deformation and Stability of Cut Slopes
Table 1
Input parameters for LEM and FEM.
| Parameters | Slope-1 | Slope-2 | Slope-3 | Slope-4 | Slope-5 | Slope-6 |
| Bulk unit weight, γ(kN/m3) | 18.05 | 18.27 | 18.29 | 18.75 | 18.22 | 18.10 | Saturated unit weight, γsat (kN/m3) | 18.62 | 18.32 | 18.51 | 18.36 | 18.43 | 18.21 | Young’s modulus, E | 19,834 | 21,678 | 22,794 | 20,130 | 23,485 | 21,233 | Poison’s ratio, ʋ | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.30 | Cohesion before saturation, (kN/m2) | 9.30 | 11.52 | 14.50 | 14.15 | 14.74 | 14.80 | Cohesion after saturation, (kN/m2) | 7.26 | 10.19 | 11.28 | 10.19 | 12.33 | 10.16 | Friction angle before saturation, (°) | 23.8 | 21.1 | 21.7 | 19.0 | 24.4 | 22.9 | Friction angle after saturation, (°) | 19.1 | 14.9 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 19.2 | 17.7 |
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