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

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X-displacement contour plots of slopes with different profile slopes and different strata sequences. (a) Linear shape, WtS strata sequence. (b) Linear shape, StW strata sequence. (c) Concave shape, WtS strata sequence. (d) Concave shape, StW strata sequence. (e) Convex shape, WtS strata sequence. (f) Convex shape, StW strata sequence. (g) Interior polyline shape, WtS strata sequence. (h) Interior polyline shape, StW strata sequence. (i) Exterior polyline shape, WtS strata sequence. (j) Exterior polyline shape, StW strata sequence.

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