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Published January 11, 2021 | Version v1
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Slope Stability Analysis Under Earthquake Load Using Plaxis Software

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  • 1. Student, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Karnataka, India.
  • 2. Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Karnataka, India.

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Ensuring the stability of slopes is always a challenging problem for geotechnical engineers. Be the slope manmade or natural, unless it is safe under every load condition, it can inflict damage to human life and livelihood. The two basic approaches in slope stability analysis are limit equilibrium method and finite element method. This paper aims to review the effect of various magnitude earthquakes on stability of slopes of different height, slope angle and shear strength parameters using the finite element software PLAXIS. Stability of a slope is best assessed in terms of its factor of safety which is computed by strength reduction technique.

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