slope stability checks

[oneintheeye]

does anyone know of a site with a good spreadsheet or something for checking slope stabilty rather than do numerous iterations by hand?

 

[PEinc]

How about just buying a real slope stability program? If you are in the business, you need the correct tools. Or, you could try a free program, such as Caltrans' SnailZWin.

 

[oneintheeye]

we don't do it really but it would be useful to do some prliminary checks before calling in the experts. Any links to that free site?

 

[PEinc]

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/geotech/request.htm

 

[fattdad]

Then, before PCs there were chart solutions. Heck, chart solutions are what started geotechnical engineering!

f-d

¡papá gordo ain’t no madre flaca!

 

[singingk]

Sometimes I still prefer chart-solutions for first estimations. Chart solution for slope stability analysis
you may find here:

http://www.usace.army.mil/publications/eng-manuals/em1110-2-1902/entire.pdf

Be careful with simplified models disregarding the influence of seepage forces, slope stability is heavily influenced by this. In my opinion engineers should have gained a minimum of geotechnical expertise before performing slope stability analysis.
singingk