FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSES OF SLOPES IN SOIL.

Abstract

The study described in this report was conducted to investigate the behavior of excavated slopes and embankments using the finite element method of analysis. The aspects of slope behavior considered include stresses, strains, displacements, pore pressures, and progressive development of failure zones. Analyses have been performed using nonlinear stress-strain characteristics as well as linear elastic stress-strain behavior. A method has been developed for simulating analytically the excavation of a slope in a clay layer with arbitrary initial stress conditions. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0687376

Entities

People

  • H. Bolton Seed
  • James M. Duncan
  • Peter Dunlop

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Displacement
  • Embankments
  • Excavation
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Pore Pressure

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Structural Dynamics.