Abstract
AbstractConventional stability analyses use various limit equilibrium (LE) methods to determine the minimum, critical factor of safety and its associated failure mechanism. These methods generally assume that collapse will follow predefined geometric constraints that are dependent on certain input criteria—an effective approach for simple geotechnical problems, but challenging in consideration of complex problems. An effective solution lies in the use of upper bound limit analysis (LA) in conjunction with a discretization procedure known as discontinuity layout optimization (DLO). Use of DLO-LA can be an effective tool for establishing a critical failure mechanism and its stability without the constraints or assumptions required in LE analyses. This study compares the use of LE (Spencer method with dynamic programming optimization, Morgenstern-Price, Spencer) and LA for several examples that focus on complex geotechnical scenarios to illustrate agreement and differences between the analyses, as well as si...
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