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Shear Strength
Shear Strength
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Soil Strength
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Soil Strength
Shear Strength of Soil ():
Internal resistance of soil / unit area.
MOHR-COULOMB Failure Criteria:
Theory of rupture for materials failure under combined and
any stress state that combined effect reaches the failure plane
Along the failure plane f = f()
Failure envelope is a curved line approximated by linear relationship
Mohr-Coulomb failure criteria:
f = c + tan
In terms of effective parameters:
f = c + tan
Mohrs failure
envelope
Cohesion
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Soil Strength
Inclination of the Plane of Failure Caused by Shear:
Failure
F
D E
g
f
e
O 3
1 > 3
f = c + tan
2
a
1 = 3 tan2(45+/2) + 2c tan(45+/2)
Similarly for effective parameters.
Shear failure for saturated soils:
f = c + tan
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Soil Strength
Shear Strength Parameters in Laboratory:
Unconfined Compression Test of Saturated Clay:
A type of unconsolidated-undrained triaxial test
For clayey samples (Cohesive)
3 = 0 (confining pressure)
Axial load (1) applied to fail the sample (relatively rapid)
At failure 3f = 0 and 1f = major principal stress
Therefore undrained shear strength is independent of confining pressure
f = 1 / 2 = qu / 2 = Cu or Su
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Cu
or
Su
=0
Total stress Mohrs
Circle at failure
1 = qu
Soil Strength
Direct Shear Test (stress or strain controlled):
Specimen is square or circular
Box splits horizontally in halves
Normal force is applied on top shear box
Shear forces is applied to move one half of the box relative to the other (to fail specimen)
Stress Controlled: Shear force applied in equal increments until failure
Failure plane is predetermined (horizontal)
Horizontal deformation & H is measured under each load.
Loading
plate
Shear
Force
Normal force
Sample
Porous
Stone
Shear Stress
Peak shear
strength
Dense
sand
Loose
sand
Ultimate shear
strength
Expansion
Shear Box
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Shear Displacement
Dense
sand
Shear Displacement
Loose sand
Compression
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Soil Strength
Direct Shear Test (continued):
Repeat Direct Shear under several normal stresses.
Plot the normal stress vs. shear stress values.
f = tan
c = 0 for dry sand and =
= tan-1(f / )
Dry sand
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Soil Strength
Drained Direct Shear Test on Saturated Sand & Clay:
Test conducted on saturated sample at slow rate of loading allowing excess pore water to
dissipate.
For sand (k is high pwp dissipates quickly) Therefore under drained conditions ~ same
For clay (k is low under load consolidation takes time, therefore load needs to be applied
very slow).
OC clay
f = c + tan
NC clay,
c=0
f = tan
f = ca + tan
Ca: adhesion
Soil Strength
Triaxial Shear Test:
Reliable method for determination of shear strength parameters.
cap
1
membrane
3
Porous
stone
1
3: confining pressure
applied all around sample
(air/water/glycerine)
d
3
3
3
Porous
stone
3
= 3 + d
d 1
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Soil Strength
Triaxial Shear Test: Consolidated-drained test:
Specimen is subjected to confining stress 3 all around.
As a result the pwp of the sample increases by uc.
If the valve is opened at this point the uc will dissipate and sample will consolidate
(V decreases under 3)
3
3
B=
uc
3
d
3
3
3
ud = 0
3
d
Soil Strength
Triaxial Shear Test: Consolidated-drained test (Continued):
At failure (Axial stress) 1 = 1 = 3 + (d)f
1 major principal stress at failure
3 minor principal stress at failure
Conduct other triaxial (CD) tests under different 3 (confining) pressure and obtain the
corresponding 1 at failure and plot the Mohrs circle for each test.
1
f =
= 45 + / 2
Total and
Effective Stress
Failure Envelope
for OC
clays
an
1
1
c
3 = 3
1 = 1
(d)f
(d)f
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Soil Strength
Triaxial Shear Test: Consolidated-undrained test (CU):
Consolidation of S=100% sample under 3 (confining stress) & allow uc to dissipate.
Drainage valve is closed after complete consolidation (uc = 0)
Deviator stress (d) is applied and increased to failure.
ud is developed (due to no drainage).
3
3
3
d
3
3
3
ud 0
3
d
A=
ud
d
Soil Strength
Triaxial Shear Test: Consolidated-undrained test (Continued):
Total and Effective principal stresses are not the same.
At failure measure (d)f and (ud)f
Major principal stress at failure is obtained as:
Total:
3 + (d)f = 1
Effective:
1 - (ud)f = 1
Minor principal stress at failure is obtained as:
Total:
3
Effective:
3 - (ud)f = 3
=
f
Note:
1 - 3 = 1 - 3'
n
ta
Effective Stress
Failure Envelope
f =
n c u
ta
Total Stress
Failure Envelope
A
O
3
(ud)f
cu
(ud)f
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Soil Strength
Triaxial Shear Test: Consolidated-undrained test (Continued):
For OC Clay:
cu
f =
for OC
clays
f = c cu
+ ta
1cu
A = Af =
(ud ) f
( d ) f
n c u
n 1cu
ccu
O
ta
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Soil Strength
Triaxial Shear Test: Unonsolidated-undrained test (UU):
Drainage in both stages is not allowed.
Therefore application of
And application of
u = uc + ud
uc = B 3
ud = d
u = B 3 + d = B 3 + (1 - 3)
It can be seen that tests conducted with different 3 results in the same (d)f, resulting in
mohrs circle with same radius.
Effective
= 0 Failure envelope
Cu
3
1
1
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Soil Strength
General Comments on Triaxial Tests:
Failure plane not predetermined
Field strength function of rate of application of load and drainage
Granular soil drained shear strength parameters
NC Clay
Excavation in OC Clay
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Soil Strength
Undrained Cohesion of NC and OC Deposits:
NC clay undrained shear strength cu or Su increase with effective
overburden pressure
cu / = 0.11 + 0.0037 (PI)
Skempton (1957)
Ladd for OC clas (1977)
{PI: in %}
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0.0 0.5
K = h / v
NC soils
K0 < 1
K0 > 1
z
h
v = t h
h
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General Comments
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Slope Stability
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Slope Stability
Slope Stability: The engineering assessment
Of the stability of natural and man-made
Slopes as influenced by natural or induced
Changes to their environment.
Studied by analytical (closed-form) or
numerical (approximate) methods.
Both methods are simplification of actual
Geological, mechanical and other aspects.
Slope Stability
Slope Stability analysis (continued): Determination of shear stress developed on the
most likely rupture surface and comparing to shear strength of soil.
Likely rupture surface: is the critical surface with minimum factor of safety.
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Slope Stability
The effective evaluation of slope stability requires:
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Landslide Components
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Landslide Components
Rotational Slides
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Slope Stability
Components of Slopes
Facing
Crest
Toe
Slope angle
Foundation
Reinforcement
Reinforced
fill
Retained
Fill
Foundation
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Slope Stability
Possible Failure Modes of Slopes
Local
failure
Surficial failure
Slope
failure
Global failure
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Slope Stability
Typical Surfical Failure:
Failure mechanisms:
Poor compaction
Loss of cohesion
Saturation
Seepage forces
Original ground
surface
Slip Surface
Slide Mass
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Slope Stability
Analytical Solutions Limit Equilibrium:
FS =
resisting forces
shear strength of material
=
driving forces
shear stress required for equilibrium
Where FS > 1.0 represents a stable slope and FS < 1.0 stands for failure.
Required values:
Limit Equilibrium:
FS = 1.0
Under Static Loads:
FS 1.3 1.5
Under Seismic Loads: FS 1.1
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Slope Stability
Limit Equilibrium:
Overall measure of the amount by which the strength of the soil would have to fall short
of the values described by c and in order for the slope to fail.
FS =
FS =
resisting forces
shear strength of material
=
driving forces
shear stress required for equilibrium
c + tan
eq
f
d
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Slope Stability
Limit Equilibrium (continued):
Fundamentals of limit equilibrium method (Morgenstern, 1995):
Slip mechanism results in slope failure
Resisting forces required to equilibriate disturbing mechanisms are found
from static solution
The shear resistance required for equilibrium is compared with available
shear strength in terms of Factor of Safety
The mechanism corresponding to the lowest FS is found by iteration
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Slope Stability
Stability of Infinite Slopes without Seepage (Surficial slope stability):
Soil Shear Strength:
f = c + tan
Pore water pressure:
u=0
Failing along AB at a depth H
Static equilibrium of forces on the block.
Assume F on ab and cd are equal.
Along line AB:
Developed resistance:
f = cd + tand
= cd + H cos2 tand
Driving force due to weight:
d = H cossin
2c
tan
+
H sin 2 tan
For c = 0:
FS =
tan
tan
FS = 1 H = Hcr
L
a
Factor of Safety:
FS =
Forces:
Na = L H cos
Ta = L H sin
= L H cos / (L/cos) = H cos2
= L H sin / (L/cos) = H cossin
Nr = L H cos
Tr = L H sin
Na
Ta
F
H
b
Tr
Nr
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Slope Stability
Stability of Infinite Slopes with Seepage (Surficial slope stability):
Soil Shear Strength:
f = c + tan
Forces:
GWT at surface, pore pressure u=wh= wHcos2 Na = sat L H cos
Failing along AB at a depth H
Ta = sat L H sin
= sat L H cos / (L/cos) = sat H cos2
Static equilibrium of forces on the block.
= sat L H sin / (L/cos) = sat H cossin
Assume F on ab and cd are equal.
Nr = sat L H cos
Along line AB:
Tr = sat L H sin
Developed resistance:
h= Hcos2
f = cd + tand = cd + (-u) tand
d
= cd + (sat - w) H cos2 tand
L
Driving force due to weight:
E
a
PAG
d = H cossin
SEE
Factor of Safety:
W
F
Na
2 c'
' tan '
FS =
+
sat H sin 2
sat tan
For c = 0:
FS =
FS = 1 H = Hcr
Ta
Equipotential
line
Tr
R
Nr
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Slope Stability
Slope Stability with Plane Surface:
AC Trial failure place
B
Na
W
Ta
H
Tr
A
For c = 0:
Factor of Safety:
FS =
FS =
tan
tan
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Slope Stability
Modes of Failure of Finite Slopes:
Shallow slope
failure
Base failure
Slope failure
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Slope Stability
Circular surface Slip circle analysis ( = 0):
Circular slip surfaces are found to be the most critical in slopes with homogeneous soil.
There are two analytical, statically determinate, methods used for FS: the circular arc
(=0) and the friction circle method.
FS =
Circular failure surface in =0
soil is defined by its undrained
strength, cu.
FS =
M r cu LR resisting moment
=
=
Md
Wx
driving moment
cu R 2
Mr
=
M d W1l1 W2l2
W1
W2
l2
l1
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Circular surface Friction circle (, c soil):
Trial circle through toe.
The friction circle method attempts to satisfy the requirement of complete equilibrium by
assuming that the direction of the resultant of the normal and frictional component of
strength mobilized along the failure surface corresponds to a line that forms a tangent to
the friction circle with radius:
Procedure (Abramson et al 1996 more detailed)
C parallel to ab
P passes through intersection W-C
P makes m with line through center
of friction circle, & tangent to FC
U often taken 0
Force polygon determine C
Critical circle developed cohesion is
maximum
For FS = 1, the critical height:
C / ( Hcr) = f(, , , ) = m (stability No.)
Rf = R sinm
P m
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Slope Stability
Method of Slices (limit equilibrium):
Soil divided to vertical slices, width of each can vary.
The previous methods do not depend on the distribution of the effective normal stresses
along the failure surface. The contribution is accounted for by dividing the failing slope
mass into smaller slices and treating each individual slice as a unique sliding block.
Non-circular:
Circular:
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Circular surface (Bishop method):
Soil divided to vertical slices, width of each can vary.
Can be applied to layered soil, with different properties.
Find minimum FS by several trials.
M0 = 0
n
FS =
(c' l
i =1
(W sin )
i =1
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Slope Stability
Search for Minimum Factor of Safety:
Minimum FS values for the failure surface for every center is obtained, and recorded by
the center of rotation, the contours indicate the location of the center with minimum overall
FS.
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Slope Stability with Seepage (u 0):
Obtain the average pwp at the bottom of the slice using the phreatic line.
Total pwp for the slice is un Ln
Phreatic
surface
h z
H
Seepage
FS =
[c' l + (W u l )cos
i =1
tan ']
(W sin )
i =1
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z
x
P=(1/2)K H2
1/3 H
K=x/z
x = Kz= KH
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= x / z
Rigid Wall
No movement
z
x
P=(1/2)K H2
1/3 H
K=x/z
x = Kz= KH
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Movement
z
x
Ka=x/z
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Dense sand
0.001 H
Loose sand
0.004 H
Stiff clay
0.010 H
Soft clay
0.020 H
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Movement
z
x
Kp=x/z
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Dense sand
0.020 H
Loose sand
0.060 H
Stiff clay
0.020 H
Soft clay
0.040 H
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If the wall moves away from the fill (soil) pressure will decrease and reach to
active state. (h = Ka v)
If the wall moves towards the fill (soil) pressure will increase and reach to passive
case. (h = Kp v)
More deformation is generally required to achieve passive case than the active
case.
Kp
Ko
Ka
Movement away
From backfill
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P
A
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P = (1/2) K H2
H/3
= K z = K H
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For = :
Ka =
K a = tan 2 45 o '
2
For :
For = :
Kp =
K p = tan 2 45 o + '
2
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