SOIL MODELS: SAFETY FACTORS AND SETTLEMENTS

Abstract

Today´s technology makes it possible to easily compute slope stability using computer software but the accuracy of the results is questionable. In this paper we compare how the application of three different models influences the results in case of different types of soil using the results of laboratory tests from several parts of Hungary. From the analysis of a cutting, soft-soil model deformations are much smaller than that of the other two models. The results of the calculation of an embankment are similar. The safety parameters are approximately the same for each model.