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Limit equilibrium analysis for stability of soil nailed slope and optimum design of soil nailing parameters

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Reinforcement of slopes using soil nailing can effectively improve slope stability, and it has been widely used in upgrading cut slopes. Based on the assumptions of stresses on the slip surface, a new method for analyzing the stability of a slope reinforced with soil nails was established in the limit equilibrium theory framework, by considering that slope sliding occurs owing to shear failure of the slip surface, which subjects to Mohr–Coulomb (M–C) strength criterion. Meanwhile, in order to easily analyze the stability of a soil nailed slope in actual engineering and facilitate optimum design of parameters for soil nailing, factor of safety (FOS) contour curve charts were drawn on the basis of the established linear proportional relationship between the spacing of soil nails and slope height, and the length of soil nails and slope height. Then, by analyzing and verifying the results obtained from classic examples, some conclusions can be got as follows: 1) The results obtained from the current method are close to those obtained from the traditional limit equilibrium methods, and the current method can provide a strict solution for the slope FOS as it satisfies all the static equilibrium conditions of a sliding body, thus confirming the feasibility of the current method; 2) The slope FOS contour curve charts can be used not only to reliably analyze the stability of a soil nailed slope, but also to design optimally the parameters of soil nailing for the slope with a certain safety requirement.

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  1. School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410075, China

    Dong-ping Deng  (邓东平), Liang Li  (李亮) & Lian-heng Zhao  (赵炼恒)

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Foundation item: Project(2015M580702) supported by the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China; Project(51608541) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Project(2014122066) supported by the Guizhou Provincial Department of Transportation Foundation, China

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Deng, Dp., Li, L. & Zhao, Lh. Limit equilibrium analysis for stability of soil nailed slope and optimum design of soil nailing parameters. J. Cent. South Univ. 24, 2496–2503 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-017-3662-y

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