Stability Analysis of Three-Dimensional Slopes Considering the Earthquake Force Direction

Table 1

Comparisons of F and critical slip surface for Example 1 (Bishop’s method).

Ry (m)	24.4		48.8		73.2		97.6
	Zhang	Current	Zhang	Current	Zhang	Current	Zhang	Current
F	2.246	2.237	2.155	2.133	2.133	2.112	2.130	2.104
Xc (m)	13.59	13.76	13.57	13.88	13.52	13.94	13.52	13.93
Zc (m)	26.01	27.83	25.64	28.12	25.67	28.14	25.68	28.42
Rx (m)	22.31	24.19	22.45	24.95	22.25	24.96	22.70	25.34

Note. The same special ellipsoid slip surface (R_y=R_x, θ=0) used by Zhang is adopted in this paper.