Risk assessment of slope failure considering the variability in soil properties

• Published in: Computers and geotechnics Vol. 103; pp. 61 - 72
• Main Authors: Cheng, Hongzhan, Chen, Jian, Chen, Renpeng, Chen, Guoliang, Zhong, Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2018; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Anisotropy; Auto-correlation structures; Autocorrelation; Correlation; Correlation analysis; Failure; Finite difference method; Parametric analysis; Random field; Reliability; Risk analysis; Risk assessment; Slip mass; Slope; Slope failure; Soil; Soil properties; Soils; Spatial variations; Variability; Random field; Auto-correlation structures; Slope failure; Risk analysis; Slip mass

To assess the risk of slope failure, this study employs a rigorous method that is referred to as the random finite difference method (RFDM). The RFDM is capable of considering the spatial variability of soil properties subject to different auto-correlation structures. Comparisons with the collected...