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http://dx.doi.org/10.7843/kgs.2019.35.5.31

An Analytical Study on the Slope Safety Factor Considering Various Conditions  

Park, Choon-Sik (School of Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engrg., Changwon National Univ.)
Ahn, Sang-Jin (Myeongsung Construction)
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Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society / v.35, no.5, 2019 , pp. 31-41 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper demonstrates safety factor for effective planning at initial stage by utilizing results on changes of safety factor according to various conditions of slop and examines impacts of factors that affect slope safety factors as well. Firstly, it describes shear strength which satisfies minimum allowable safety factor: 1.20 depending on height and slope. As the height increases by 5.0 m, the safety factors decrease by 0.04 while it tends to consistently reduce by approximately 20%, 30% and 40% after height goes to 10.0 m. As slope reduces by about 0.3, the safety factors increases by 0.4, which shows the rate of safety factors on slope grows by about 10%, 20% and 30% on lowering slope. When cohesion goes up by 10.0 kPa the safety factors increases by around 40% respectably while the angle of internal friction grows by $5^{\circ}$, it increases by about 8%. The rate of safety factors is identified as $Fs=3.86H^{-0.59}$, Fs = 0.43 s, Fs = 0.04 c, $Fs=0.02{\phi}$ depending on height, slope and shear strength. The safety factor with rainfall infiltration tends to increase by 18% compared to the condition of saturated surface on earth.
Keywords
Shape factor; Slop; Cohesion; Angle of internal friction; Rainfall infiltration;
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