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The analysis of slope stability is one of the oldest research subjects in the geotechnical engineering field [1]. The modelling of this stability is complex and remains a significant and unfinished research topic [2, 3]. The goal of this work was to study the influence of the variation of the initial stress field on the slope stability by the finite element method. The stability of a slope built with respect to three different configurations was studied through calculation of the safety factor using the Plaxis software. The first way of creating a slope consists of a progressive loading of the slope weight by a multiplying coefficient, the two other methods, take into account the chronology of the events and consist of performing cut slopes or fill slopes. Finally a comparison was carried out between the results of these studied cases.
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Lafifi, B., Nouaouria, M.S. (2019). Comparative Study on the Influence of the Variation of Initial Stress on Slope Stability. In: Kallel, A., et al. Recent Advances in Geo-Environmental Engineering, Geomechanics and Geotechnics, and Geohazards. CAJG 2018. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01665-4_83
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