Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Slope Failure in 3-D Spatially Variable Soils by Finite Element Method

<div>Illustrations of “2-D full-model” consisting of 597 four-node quadrilateral elements: (a) boundary conditions and contour of undrained shear strength (c)<sub>u</sub>, where red regions signify higher strength values; (b) contour of the maximum principal plastic strain of 2-D slope with spatially random strength. (c) Contour of the maximum principal plastic strain of 2-D slope with uniform strength.</div>

Advances in Civil Engineering

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Figure 2: Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Slope Failure in 3-D Spatially Variable Soils by Finite Element Method 