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

Table 2

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

Ry (m)	24.4		48.8		73.2		97.6
	Zhang	Current	Zhang	Current	Zhang	Current	Zhang	Current
F	2.068	2.066	1.971	1.961	1.951	1.938	1.944	1.929
Xc (m)	14.23	14.2	14.1	14.3	14.1	14.5	14.23	14.6
Zc (m)	24.32	24.37	23.37	24.59	23.4	24.71	23.34	24.68
Rx (m)	21.34	21.67	20.97	22.48	21.03	22.87	20.91	22.78

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