The side slopes of a railway embankment in central British Columbia, constructed with local lacustrine silt, on relatively flat ground, began to fail several years after construction. Shallow instability ultimately developed on both sides of the embankment ...

<p>Evaluation of different limit equilibrium methods for slope stability analysis and factor of safety comparison.</p>

The paper compares six methods of slices commonly used for slope stability analysis. The factor of safety equations are written in the same form, recognizing wheter moment and (or) force equilibrium is explicitly satisfied. The normal force equation is of ...