Stability of Slopes Reinforced with Truncated Piles

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/amse/volume-2016/1570983/figures/1570983.fig.006a.svgz" name="1570983.fig.006a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Model <svg height="8.79011pt" id="M96" style="vertical-align:-0.04980946pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.7403 9.31206 8.79011" width="9.31206pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M687 0V35C623 43 611 56 577 144C512 316 450 490 386 665L335 652L130 138C97 54 84 43 18 35V0H242V35C169 44 166 58 181 106C193 146 206 182 217 213H409C424 173 439 130 449 100C465 56 460 44 401 35V0H687ZM390 266H234C260 337 285 410 313 483H316L390 266Z" id="g13-63"></path><glyph.data ascent="1024" descent="-360" horiz-adv-x="706" vert-adv-y="706"></glyph.data></g></svg> (a homogenous slope)</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/amse/volume-2016/1570983/figures/1570983.fig.006b.svgz" name="1570983.fig.006b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Model <svg height="8.79011pt" id="M97" style="vertical-align:-0.04980946pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.7403 8.41169 8.79011" width="8.41169pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M401 353C473 367 557 406 557 502C557 551 535 592 498 616C460 640 410 650 333 650H41V615C112 608 121 602 121 516V134C121 49 112 42 35 35V0H289C372 0 449 14 500 43C556 74 593 126 593 193C593 288 517 335 401 349V353ZM253 363V553C253 574 255 589 262 596C268 602 284 609 307 609C361 609 415 575 415 484C415 401 372 363 276 363H253ZM253 323H273C386 323 445 276 445 182C445 84 382 43 326 42C273 41 253 62 253 136V323Z" id="g13-64"></path><glyph.data ascent="1024" descent="-360" horiz-adv-x="637" vert-adv-y="637"></glyph.data></g></svg> (with a thin weak intercalation)</td></tr></table>

<div>3D finite difference mesh for Models <svg height="8.79011pt" id="M94" style="vertical-align:-0.04980946pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.7403 9.31206 8.79011" width="9.31206pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M687 0V35C623 43 611 56 577 144C512 316 450 490 386 665L335 652L130 138C97 54 84 43 18 35V0H242V35C169 44 166 58 181 106C193 146 206 182 217 213H409C424 173 439 130 449 100C465 56 460 44 401 35V0H687ZM390 266H234C260 337 285 410 313 483H316L390 266Z" id="g13-63"></path><glyph.data ascent="1024" descent="-360" horiz-adv-x="706" vert-adv-y="706"></glyph.data></g></svg> and <svg height="8.79011pt" id="M95" style="vertical-align:-0.04980946pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.7403 8.41169 8.79011" width="8.41169pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M401 353C473 367 557 406 557 502C557 551 535 592 498 616C460 640 410 650 333 650H41V615C112 608 121 602 121 516V134C121 49 112 42 35 35V0H289C372 0 449 14 500 43C556 74 593 126 593 193C593 288 517 335 401 349V353ZM253 363V553C253 574 255 589 262 596C268 602 284 609 307 609C361 609 415 575 415 484C415 401 372 363 276 363H253ZM253 323H273C386 323 445 276 445 182C445 84 382 43 326 42C273 41 253 62 253 136V323Z" id="g13-64"></path><glyph.data ascent="1024" descent="-360" horiz-adv-x="637" vert-adv-y="637"></glyph.data></g></svg><b> .</b></div>

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Stability of Slopes Reinforced with Truncated Piles

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