<p>Piles are extensively used as a means of slope stabilization. Despite the rapid advances in computing and software power, the design of such piles may still include a high degree of conservatism, stemming from the use of simplified, easy-to-apply methodologies. ...

<p>Design of slopes and analysis of existing slopes subjected to seismic shaking are carried out routinely using approximations of plane strain and substitution of a quasi-static load for the seismic excitation. A three-dimensional
3D analysis of slopes ...

A new three-dimensional (3D) slope stability analysis method is developed based on two-directional moment equilibrium. This method calculates not only the safety factor but also the possible direction of sliding for semispherical and composite failure surfaces. ...

Study of several field case histories has shown that the difference between two - and three - dimensional factors of safety is most pronounced in cases that involve a translational failure. Two and three dimensional slope stability analysis of field case histories ...

A study comparing a three-dimensional extension of the Bishop simplified method with other limit equilibrium solutions is presented. Very good correspondence is found in cases of rotational and symmetric sliding surfaces, such as ellipsoids. The Bishop method ...

<p>This is the first in a series of two papers presenting a decoupled methodology for the design of slope stabilising piles. The proposed methodology combines the widely accepted analytical calculations to obtain the required stabilising force, with non-linear ...