kwalton wrote: "You will then need to adjust c & phi by strength reduction, dividing c & tan phi by a factor representing the factor of safety, e.g. 1.2 until the programme cannot converge the algorithm, i.e. it cannot achieve elastic equilibrium. It should tell you that this cannot be...
Hello, everyone:
I am making a numerical modelling of soil-structure. Between soil and foundation(slad) a distinct material(mixture of sand and gravel) with 20cm thick exist. could you tell me how to set up the numerical modelling of this material?
The users of FLAC, PLAXIS or SIGMA/W will be...
Focht3:
You got it. I indeed get lots of different values using circular failure surfaces while adopting different "slip surface grid" and "slip surface radus" location or increment. According to your point of view, I should compare many such results by changing these...
When I use Limit equilibrium method to analyse the slope stability, such as the Slide or Slope/W, I find the safety factor is not unique even if the the same method is adpoted, such as Bishop or others. The key question is the the selection of "slip surface grid" and "slip surface...
Jim, thank you supply the valuable information. Are you a Canadian geotechnical engineer? If you are, please give me a tip for the following questions.
1. whether the soil classification system use the USGS in canada's gewotechnical activities?
2. whether the rock classification system use RMR...
BigH,thank your quick and valuable reply. First let me introduce myself. I am Chinese and will immigrate to Canada this year. The scheduled settlement place is Vancouver. Because I find Vancouver Geotechnical Society is most active society among all provincial geotechnical societies and many...
hello, everyone, I will go to Canada living and working soon. I want to know whcih code, standard or handbook is being used in practical geotechnical engineering. who can give me a advicable suggestion?
Thank you.
