Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Arinze EE

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• Research Article
  Finite Element Method of Stability Analysis and Stabilization of Gully Erosion Slopes - A Study of the Otampa Gu
  Author(s): Arinze EE and Okafor CCArinze EE and Okafor CC
  
  The stability of the gully erosion slopes in this work is analyzed using PLAXIS2D (a finite element based program) and checked with Slide of Rocscience Inc utilizing the Ordinary Method of Slices, Bishop’s Method and GLE/ Morgensten-Price Method. The finite element program uses the phi-c reduction method. The phi-c method is based on the reduction of the shear strength (c) and the tangent of friction angle (tan∅) of the soil. Results from laboratory tests of the soil samples have geotechnical properties which by all indications denote the problematic nature of the slope as the soil samples had very low plasticity and the cohesion intercept are considerably low. The soil is classified as Clayey Sand. The various slope sections have been analyzed and apparently, slope sections A, B, and C are unsafe as they possess low factors of safety in the range of 0.6 – 0.8. Gener.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-784X.1000267

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