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ISSN: 2455-5703
Abstract
The entire earth consist of so many varieties of rock minerals which compositely for an entire rock mass which may be natural or
artificial rock slopes which are at the level of the ground itself or it may be a deepest cuts or the hill slopes above the ground level.
The factor of safety plays a major role in rock slope analysis. Due to the uncertainty involved in the calculation of rock parameters
the application of factor of safety is widely used in analysis. Theses factor of safety are determined here by using Geo5 demo
version software based on the uncertainty involved in the various rock parameters. The simple reliability analysis will provides the
means of combined effect of uncertainty involved in calculations. The additional parameters such as standard deviation, mean,
reliability index are used to determine the probability of failure of the rock slope. This probability of failure will helps to determine
the reliability of the rock slope which in turn gives the idea of the stability of rock slope for any future recommendations regarding
the actions for their stability.
Keywords- Standard Deviation, Mean, Reliability Index, Probability of Failure
I. INTRODUCTION
Here we use the Geo5 software for the analysis of the analysis of the factor of safety of the rock slope. The software uses the
Mohr’s coulombs criterion for calculation of the FS of the slope, the mode of failure considered is the plane slip surface. The input
parameters such as the unit weight, cohesion, angle of internal friction are used to determine the FS of rock slope. The reliability
analysis mainly refers the percentage of probability of failure of the rock slope from results provided by the software. They take
into account the various uncertainty in the input parameters and helps in selecting the correct factor of safety. The reliability
analysis is carried by using the three sigma rule, in which the variance the each parameters are taken into account and then the
varied values as been used in determination of factor of safety. The variation which provides the minimum factor of safety is
considered as critical. If this factor of safety is well within the required factor of safety then the rock slope is considered as stable.
If not then the anchors as used to strengthen the rock (any other method of strengthening can also be used).
A. Geo5 Software
– Both Analytical methods and Finite Element method are available in the software
– A large number of problems such as stability of slopes, reinforced soil structures, rock slope stability, spread footings, plates,
beams, cantilever walls, gravity walls, abutments, gabions, pile foundations, sheeting design and analysis, earth pressure,
settlement analysis, etc. can be solved using this software.
– It empowers design and analysis of rock stability with plane, polygonal slip surface and stepped slip surface.
– Any method of failure criterion such as Mohr’s Coulomb , Barton Bandis and Hoek –Brown can be used for analysis
II. METHODOLOGY
A. Factor of Safety
The factor of safety is the constant which is imposed by standard laws, such that the slope should confirm or exceed this number
for the stable of the slope for a long period of life.
Resisting force
Factor of safety =
Driving force
– The software makes use of the Mohr’s Coulomb Model for determining the factor of safety.
– Mohr’s coulomb model describe the shear strength of rocks and soils at different effective stress
D. Reliability Analysis
– Level I method: Modelled by single habitual value.
– Level II method: Modelled by the mean value, standard deviation and the coefficients of correlation between variables.
– Level III method: Modelled by their combined distribution function and the probability of failure is determined to estimate of
reliability.
– Level IV method: Outcome (cost) of collapse are also taken in to consideration.
The probabilistic strategies of reliability analysis include the following
1) Monte Carlo Simulation Method (MCS)
2) First-Order Second-Moment Method (FOSM)
3) First and Second Order Reliability Method (FORM, SORM)
4) Point Estimation Methods
III. PROBLEM
The problem taken from the manual provided by the Geo 5 software has been used as an example for the reliability analysis .The
geotechnical parameters of the rock mass were determined on the basis geological and archival investigations
Unit weight of rock = 26 KN/m3
Effective angle of friction ϕ' = 430
Effective cohesion C' = 423 KPa
The average unconfined compressive strength (determined by Schmidt hammer) = 60 MPa. The active height suggested by the
geologist is 10.57 in hydrological survey no underground water flows were observed.
A. Results
After analysing the above mentioned problem, the following are the results obtained.
The various factor of safety given by the software for various uncertainties applied for the rock parameters a number of slip surface
has been obtained for each variations. The slip surface for the minimum FOS is obtained for the combination of unit weight varied
by 3σ times and cohesion and internal friction varied -3σ times. The min FOS this combination is 9.65. Similarly for the maximum
FOS is obtained when γ varied 3σ and c varied -3σ and varied 3σ with a FOS of 124.51.
IV. CONCLUSIONS
1) From the reliability analysis carried out using the Geo5 software for various variances of the parameters such as cohesion, unit
weight and angle of internal friction, we obtain a various number of results for various combinations.
2) From the results it has been clear that the lowest factor of safety occurs when the parameters γ varied 3σ times, ϕ varied -3σ,
and C-varied -3σ, and provides FS=9.65>>>1.5.
3) The most probable slip surface zone will occurs in the ordinates of (0,5), (5.54,6.84), (8.34,8.94), (0,5).
4) Hence it shows that the rock is stable for long time and does not need any further action to increase its stability.
5) The probability of failure of for the given rock slope is 0.0090956 and it lies between the 0.003 and 0.01 and the reliability is
99.090% it indicates rock slope is reliable and good in performance no need for the further actions to increase its stability.
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