Research Article
Numerical Study on the Influence of Profile Shape on the Stability of a Nonhomogeneous Slope
Table 3
Parameters of the slope numerical models.
| Group | Slope height/m | Thickness per stratum/m | Inclination/dip angle | Profile shape and strata sequence | Linear | Concave | Interior polyline | Convex | Exterior polyline | WtS | StW | WtS | StW | WtS | StW | WtS | StW | WtS | StW |
| a | 30 | 10 | Horizontal | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | b | 60 | 20 | Horizontal | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | c | 90 | 30 | Horizontal | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | d | 90 | 30 | Antidip/10° | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | e | 90 | 30 | Dip/10° | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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Note. Values of 1 and 9 in the table indicate the numbers of models established in the various cases.
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