CE 5326: Design and Analysis of Earth Structures

Lecture Outlines and Handouts

         Course Introduction & Soil Shear Strength Overview [2008]

Section I: Soil Shear Strength

Measurement of Soil Shear Strength [2008]
Triaxial Examples [PDF, 2008]

Determination of Soil Shear Strength for Slope Stability Analysis [PDF, 2008]

Peak vs. Residual Shear Strength in Over-consolidated Clays [PDF, 2008]
Large Scale Shear Testing in Chile [PDF, 2008] 

Section II: Slope Stability Concepts

Slope Stability Concepts [2008]
Limit Equilibrium Method [PDF, 2008]

Total vs. Effective Stress Analysis for Earth and Earth-Rock Dams [PDF, 2008]

Pore Pressure Parameters [PDF, 2008]

Section III: Infinite Slope Stability Analysis

Stability of Infinite Slopes [PDF, 2008]

Infinite Slope Analysis; a Case Study [PDF, 2008]

Section IV:  Finite Slopes-Total Stress Analysis

Slopes of Limited Height & Single Wedge Analysis [PDF, 2008]

Finite Slopes-Taylor's Analysis [PDF, 2008]

Finite Slopes- Multiple Wedge Analysis [PDF, 2008]

Ordinary Method of Slices (OMS), Total Stress Analysis  [PDF, 2008]

OMS Example-Eau Brink Cut [PDF, 2008]

Case Studies - Short Term Analyses [PDF]

Section V: Finite Slopes-Effective Stress Analysis

Ordinary Method of Slices (OMS), Effective Stress Analysis  [PDF, 2008]

Bishop's Method of Stability Analysis [PDF, 2008]

Bishop's Simplified Method; Example [PDF, 2008]

Section VI: Method of Slices Overview and GSTABL7 with STEDwin

Method of Slices Overview  [PDF, 2008]

GSTABL& with STEDwin [PPT, 2008]