Spatial variability of soil properties was rarely taken into account directly in traditional slope
stability analyses, rather some “average” or suitably “pessimistic” properties are assumed to …

This paper reviews previous studies on developments and applications of response surface
methods (RSMs) in different slope reliability problems. Based on the review, four types of …

This paper proposes a multiple response-surface method for slope reliability analysis
considering spatially variable soil properties. The scales of fluctuation of soil shear strength …

The inherent spatial variability of soil properties is the main sauces of uncertainties in the
site investigation, and it is commonly characterized using random field theory. In the context …

Abstract Direct Monte Carlo simulation for the reliability analysis of slope stability with
spatially variable soil properties suffers from a serious lack of efficiency when the probability …

Rock slope stability is a key research issue in geotechnical engineering. Weak layer is a
distinct feature distinguishing the rock slopes from soil types, and its existence considerably …

Several probability-based design codes (eg, load and resistance factor design (LRFD)
codes and Eurocode 7) have been developed and implemented around the world recently …

Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) method has been widely used in probabilistic analysis of
slope stability, and it provides a robust and simple way to assess failure probability …

The results of slope seismic safety evaluation are affected by the uncertainty of geotechnical
material parameters, seismic dynamic characteristics, safety evaluation indexes and other …

Discarding known data from cored samples in the reliability analysis of a slope in spatially
variable soils is a waste of site investigation effort. The traditional unconditional random field …