平面滑动型边坡极限倾角的研究

对于平面滑动型的岩质边坡,结构面对边坡的稳定性起着控制作用。在边坡设计分析过程中,如果边坡内没有确定的滑面,或者对坡体内结构面情况不明的情况下,通过对最不利滑面的极限倾角进行估算,可以作为边坡稳定性分析的依据。对传统的估算公式进行了改进,综合考虑到重力和地震的影响,分别通过极限坡高和极限安全系数给出边坡最危险滑面的极限倾角的计算公式。经过对比与分析,得出两种方法各自的适用条件。

浅埋超大跨四线隧道围岩变形基准值研究

为确定浅埋超大跨四线隧道的围岩变形基准值,以初期支护结构极限安全系数为判断标准,建立了分部开挖方法下的围岩变形动态基准值体系,以下北山四线高速铁路隧道为研究背景,基于强度折减法和实测统计方法确定了分步施工方法下围岩变形控制值。结果表明:(1)采用三台阶法时的变形基准值为-35.5 mm,采用双侧壁导坑法时的变形基准值为-30.5 mm,施工方法对围岩扰动程度会影响围岩变形基准值;(2)由52个断面沉降监测的统计结果可知,下北山隧道的围岩稳定沉降区间为20~30 mm,与得到的变形基准控制值基本一致。研究结果可为类似隧道施工期监测预警体系的制定提供参考。

土质边坡稳定对数螺旋滑裂面的理论分析

介绍了国内外边坡稳定中的滑裂面形式,并分析了各种滑裂面形式的优缺点,在此基础上提出了一种新的滑裂面形式———对数螺旋滑裂面,对此种形式从几何构造到受力分析进行了探讨,说明了这种滑裂面形式优于其他滑裂面形式的特点。

Three-dimensional analysis of slopes reinforced with piles

Based on the upper bound of limit analysis, the plane-strain analysis of the slopes reinforced with a row of piles to the 3D case was extended. A 3D rotational failure mechanism was adopted to yield the upper bound of the factor of safety. Parametric studies were carried out to explore the end effects of the slope failures and the effects of the pile location and diameter on the safety of the reinforced slopes. The results demonstrate that the end effects nearly have no effects on the most suitable location of the installed piles but have significant influence on the safety of the slopes. For a slope constrained to a narrow width, the slope becomes more stable owing to the contribution of the end effects. When the slope is reinforced with a row of piles in small space between piles, the effects of group piles are significant for evaluating the safety of slopes. The presented method is more appropriate for assessing the stability of slopes reinforced with piles and can be also utilized in the design of plies stabilizing the unstable slopes.

Three-dimensional stability of landslides based on local safety factor

Unlike the limit equilibrium method(LEM), with which only the global safety factor of the landslide can be calculated, a local safety factor(LSF) method is proposed to evaluate the stability of different sections of a landslide in this paper. Based on three-dimensional(3D) numerical simulation results, the local safety factor is defined as the ratio of the shear strength of the soil at an element on the slip zone to the shear stress parallel to the sliding direction at that element. The global safety factor of the landslide is defined as the weighted average of all local safety factors based on the area of the slip surface. Some example analyses show that the results computed by the LSF method agree well with those calculated by the General Limit Equilibrium(GLE) method in two-dimensional(2D) models and the distribution of the LSF in the 3D slip zone is consistent with that indicated by the observed deformation pattern of an actual landslide in China.

Limit equilibrium method for slope stability based on assumed stress on slip surface

In the limit equilibrium framework, two- and three-dimensional slope stabilities can be solved according to the overall force and moment equilibrium conditions of a sliding body. In this work, based on Mohr-Coulomb(M-C) strength criterion and the initial normal stress without considering the inter-slice(or inter-column) forces, the normal and shear stresses on the slip surface are assumed using some dimensionless variables, and these variables have the same numbers with the force and moment equilibrium equations of a sliding body to establish easily the linear equation groups for solving them. After these variables are determined, the normal stresses, shear stresses, and slope safety factor are also obtained using the stresses assumptions and M-C strength criterion. In the case of a three-dimensional slope stability analysis, three calculation methods, namely, a non-strict method, quasi-strict method, and strict method, can be obtained by satisfying different force and moment equilibrium conditions. Results of the comparison in the classic two- and three-dimensional slope examples show that the slope safety factors calculated using the current method and the other limit equilibrium methods are approximately equal to each other, indicating the feasibility of the current method; further, the following conclusions are obtained: 1) The current method better amends the initial normal and shear stresses acting on the slip surface, and has the identical results with using simplified Bishop method, Spencer method, and Morgenstern-Price(M-P) method; however, the stress curve of the current method is smoother than that obtained using the three abovementioned methods. 2) The current method is suitable for analyzing the two- and three-dimensional slope stability. 3) In the three-dimensional asymmetric sliding body, the non-strict method yields safer solutions, and the results of the quasi-strict method are relatively reasonable and close to those of the strict method, indicating that the quasi-strict method can be used to obtain a reliable slope safety factor.