Abstract
Seismic excitation serves as a crucial trigger for slope collapse in seismically active regions. This study employs the non-linear shear strength reduction (SSR) technique in conjunction with the pseudo-static method to analyse the seismic stability of three-dimensional (3D) rock slopes following the generalised Hoek–Brown (GHB) criterion. Considering the non-linear characteristics of the GHB envelope, the instantaneous Mohr–Coulomb (MC) parameters for rock masses are identified by locating the tangent at the intersection of the GHB envelope with the shear and normal stress planes. These parameters are subsequently incorporated into the non-linear SSR analysis for seismic stability based on the MC criterion. The non-linear SSR technique is then validated by comparing the calculated factor of safety (FOS) with those from other methods and used to assess the impact of geometric and GHB parameters on the FOS of 3D rock slopes. Finally, a set of seismic stability charts for 3D rock slopes in GHB media has been developed and applied to evaluate the seismic stability of two practical rock slope cases following the GHB failure envelope.
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