The purpose of this paper is to address the “what,”“why,” and “how” questions posed by
engineers who are not familiar with geotechnical reliability and have not kept abreast of …

Slope stability is the most important stage in the stabilization process for different scale
slopes, and it is dictated by the factor of safety (FS). The FS is a relationship between the …

Variance reduction function for a spatially variable soil property is an important factor that
affects the spatial average-based characteristic value, which in turn influences the design of …

In landslide analysis, reliable prediction of landslide's influence zone is significantly difficult
due to the inherent heterogeneity of soils and their spatially varying geological properties. In …

The strength reduction method is often used to predict the stability of soil slopes with
complex soil properties and failure mechanisms. However, it requires a considerable …

Traditional slope stability analysis methods are time-consuming, complex, and cannot
provide fast stability estimates when facing a large amount of slope cases. In this case …

The use of optimization methods in geotechnics dates back to the 1950s. They were used in
slope stability analysis (Bishop) and evolved to a wide range of applications in ground …

Landslides, one of the most common mountain hazards, can result in enormous casualties
and huge economic losses in mountainous regions. In order to address the landslide …

Among various effecting factors, groundwater is commonly known as one of the major
triggers for slope failures. Thus, it is great significant of considering the contribution from …

This study introduces a new stability analysis method of 3D slopes under the earthquake
forces by combining the minimum potential energy method with pseudo-dynamic method. A …