Numerical Study on the Influence of Profile Shape on the Stability of a Nonhomogeneous Slope

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Different slope shapes. (a) Convex plan. (b) Concave plan. (c) Linear plan. (d) Convex profile. (e) Concave profile. (f) Linear profile.

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