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To investigate the
mechanism of slope stability, this study quoted the theorem of
logarithmic spiral mode, utilized the double spiral curves to overcome
the double-layer slope with different friction angle. A numerical
program developed by VBA language was then established to analysis the
stability of soil slopes. The research especially focuses on the safety
factor and the critical slide circle. The materials of slopes were
divided into three types in this study, a cohesionless soil, a cohesion
soil, and a soil with both cohesion and friction angle. Moreover, a
homogenous soil slope and a double-layer slope are concerned as well. To
verify the applicability of the developed program VBA, analyzed results
by the program are compared with those by STABL program. It was
found, the results analyzed by developed program are close to those
calculated by STABL program. The failure circle of a homogenous slope
with cohesionless soil belongs to a shallow failure slope. However, the
failure type of a homogenous slope with both cohesion and friction angle
depends on the shear strength factor . No matter with any soil type,
when slopes with double layers, the type of failure circles are govern
by the weaker layer. It develops different failure mode, if a slope
which the bottom layer is weaker than the upper layer. A borderline
between toe circles and base circles was established based on the shear
strength factor and the slope angle ¡CWhen the shear strength factor
=0 and a slope angle greater than 53o ¡A the toe circle can be
found. If the slope ratio increases, a toe circle will occur only if the
shear strength factor increases. Moreover, if the equals to
0, a shallow toe circle can be found only if the is greater than
60o. When is a constant, a linear relation was found between
safety factor FS and shear strength parameters (c, ). Finally, this
study provides a series of figures, including the positions of slide
circles and safety factor for soil slopes, based on the results of
numerical analyses. |