Slope Stability using Limit Equilibrium Analysis with RocScience Slide

Slope Stability is one of the main applications of geotechnical engineering. there isn't a civil engineer who didn't analyze slope stability even in his undergraduate studies. There are different techniques for analyzing slopes such as Limit equilibrium analysis, and strength reduction method. Limit equilibrium analysis is a simplified way that depends on the static equilibrium between the soil weight and the shear strength of the soil at the proposed surface of failure. through both the driving and resisting force, a factor of safety can be calculated to express the stability of slopes. different shapes of surfaces have been proposed in the literature: Linear, Semi-Circular, and Circular surfaces. Thousands of trials should be done to find the most critical failure surface with the minimum factor of safety. In order to analyze slope efficiently and quickly, RocScience Slide is an amazing software that can be used to perform your job and is adequate for sophisticated reports. In the following video, you can start with RocScience Slide, and have a decent overview of slope stability analysis using the limit equilibrium approach.

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