Stability Analyses of an Earth Dam Using Limit Equilibrium and Finite Element Methods

Abstract:

The objective of this research is to study the relationships between the stability of earth dam and its soil strength parameters. The soil strength parameters include cohesion, unit weight of soil and angle of friction. GeoStudio, commercially available software, was used to obtain the overall factor of safety using limit equilibrium method (LEM) and finite element method (FEM). Tables to show the relationships among soil strength parameters for factor of safety 1.0 and 1.5 are presented in this paper.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 462-463)
• Pages: 319-324
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.462-463.319
• Online since: January 2011
• Authors: Ahmad Anwar Mohd Yunus, Anuar Kasa, Zamri Chik, Mohd Raihan Taha
• Keywords: Earth Dam, Factor of Safety (FOS), Finite Element Model (FEM), Limiting Equilibrium Method (LEM), Upstream Slope

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