Research Article

Influence of Both Soil Properties and Geometric Parameters on Failure Mechanisms and Stability of Two-Layer Undrained Slopes

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Influence of different cotβ and D on Nc of the undrained slope with various cu2/cu1. (a) cu2/cu1 = 0.5 (stiff-over-soft). (b) cu2/cu1 = 1.0 (uniform soil). (c) cu2/cu1 = 1.5 (soft-over-stiff). (d) cu2/cu1 = 3.0 (soft-over-stiff). (e) cu2/cu1 = 3.0 (soft-over-stiff).
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