Walter Bouldin Dam

File Information

Created By: Leonard Lam

Revision Number: 24

Last Edited By: Leonard Lam

Date: 30/04/2007

Time: 11:43:06 PM

File Name: Rapid drawdown with multi-stage.gsz

Directory: C:\PROJECTS\DEV\TestData\GeoStudio\Examples\SlopeW\

Walter Bouldin Dam

Kind: SLOPE/W

Method: Spencer

Convergence

Minimum Slice Thickness: 0.1

Ignore seismic load in strength: No

Number of Slices: 30

Optimization Tolerance: 0.01

Direction of movement: Right to Left

Allow Passive Mode: 0

Slip Surface Option: Grid and Radius

PhreaticCorrection: No

FOS Distribution Calculation: Constant

Optimize Critical Slip Surface Location: No

Cap Suction: No

Rapid Drawdown: Yes

DrawdownDistance: 32

IncludeAirFlow: No

PWP Conditions Source: Piezometric Line

ConsolSatOnly: No

MovingBoundary: No

NumCritialSlipSurfaces: 1

Materials

Material 1: Riprap

Model: Mohr-Coulomb

Weight: 140 pcf

Cohesion: 0 psf

Phi: 40 °

Phi-B: 0 °

Drawdown Total Cohesion: 0 psf

Drawdown Total Phi: 0 °

Material 2: Clayey Silty Sand

Model: Mohr-Coulomb

Weight: 128 pcf

Cohesion: 240 psf

Phi: 32.7 °

Phi-B: 0 °

Drawdown Total Cohesion: 650 psf

Drawdown Total Phi: 13 °

Material 3: Micoceous Silt

Model: Mohr-Coulomb

Weight: 123 pcf

Cohesion: 220 psf

Phi: 22.5 °

Phi-B: 0 °

Drawdown Total Cohesion: 450 psf

Drawdown Total Phi: 11 °

Material 4: Cretoceous Clay

Model: Mohr-Coulomb

Weight: 124 pcf

Cohesion: 180 psf

Phi: 19 °

Phi-B: 0 °

Drawdown Total Cohesion: 230 psf

Drawdown Total Phi: 13 °

Material 5: Clayey Sandy Gravel

Model: Bedrock (Impenetrable)

Weight: 0 pcf

Regions

 

Material

Points

Region 1

Riprap

2,3,5,6

Region 2

Clayey Silty Sand

1,2,6,5,7,8,9,10,11,15,12

Region 3

Micoceous Silt

8,13,14,11,10,9

Region 4

Cretoceous Clay

11,15,16,14

Region 5

Clayey Sandy Gravel

16,17,12,15

Points

 

X

Y

Point 1

0

205

Point 2

100

245

Point 3

140

265

Point 4

 

 

Point 5

147

265

Point 6

106

245

Point 7

180

265

Point 8

205

255

Point 9

147.5

255

Point 10

118

242

Point 11

87.5

235

Point 12

12.5

205

Point 13

216

250

Point 14

216

235

Point 15

55

222

Point 16

216

222

Point 17

216

205

Tension Crack

Tension Crack Option: (none)

Slip Surface Grid

Upper Left: (52.5, 330)

Lower Left: (52.5, 285)

Lower Right: (102.5, 285)

Grid Horizontal Increment: 10

Grid Vertical Increment: 10

Left Projection Angle: 0 °

Right Projection Angle: 0 °

Slip Surface Radius

Upper Left Coordinate: (87, 222.00348)

Upper Right Coordinate: (112, 222.00348)

Lower Left Coordinate: (87, 222.00348)

Lower Right Coordinate: (112, 222.00348)

Number of Increments: 0

Left Projection: No

Left Projection Angle: 0 °

Right Projection: No

Right Projection Angle: 0 °

Slip Surface Limits

Left Coordinate: (0, 205)

Right Coordinate: (216, 250)

Piezometric Lines

Piezometric Line 1

Coordinates

Coordinate: (0, 252)

Coordinate: (212, 252)

Adjust Piez Line By: 0 ft

Bound by Surface Layer: Yes

Materials Considered

Material: Riprap

Material: Clayey Silty Sand

Material: Micoceous Silt

Material: Cretoceous Clay

Material: Clayey Sandy Gravel

Seismic Loads

Horz Seismic Load: 0

Vert Seismic Load: 0

Critical Slip Surfaces

 

Number

FOS

Center (ft)

Radius (ft)

Entry (ft)

Exit (ft)

1

72

1.013

(77.5, 312)

89.997

(154.249, 265)

(51.8445, 225.738)

Slices of Slip Surface: 72

 

X (ft)

Y (ft)

PoreWaterPressure (psf)

Base Normal Stress (psf)

Frictional Strength (psf)

Cohesive Strength (psf)

1

53.767445

225.21195

-323.79219

454.57806

0

499.88

2

57.61335

224.2503

-263.83518

850.86529

0

677.69

3

61.284035

223.4943

-216.93198

975.18796

0

385.87

4

64.7795

222.9245

-181.39694

1215.1279

0

418.79

5

68.27496

222.49475

-154.5984

1429.1438

0

448.43

6

71.77042

222.2031

-136.40837

1618.5665

0

474.67

7

75.26588

222.0482

-126.74876

1784.6235

0

497.57

8

78.761345

222.0293

-125.56832

1928.3329

0

517.23

9

82.25681

222.14635

-132.86667

2050.5762

0

533.73

10

85.75227

222.39985

-148.67487

2152.071

0

547.19

11

89.0625

222.76325

-171.55864

2230.2972

0

557.43

12

92.1875

223.2242

-200.30976

2288.5779

0

564.91

13

95.3125

223.79825

-236.11341

2331.2118

0

570.12

14

98.4375

224.48765

-279.1092

2358.3681

0

573.07

15

101.5

225.2766

-328.37389

2396.3712

0

579.34

16

104.5

226.16355

-383.71116

2444.8391

0

588.86

17

108

227.35605

-457.34489

2470.7489

0

593.68

18

112

228.9071

-554.03504

2465.8923

0

592.71

19

116

230.6844

-664.82443

2429.8874

0

605.06

20

119.175

232.2453

-763.4296

2375.6716

0

624.81

21

122.21865

233.92965

-867.35444

2302.3896

0

639.92

22

125.67855

236.00885

-997.4924

2153.2154

0

784.55

23

128.8611

238.12405

-1129.3422

2027.9041

0

792.62

24

132.04365

240.4433

-1273.9083

1879.2533

0

796.83

25

135.2262

242.98725

-1432.4662

1705.8494

0

797

26

138.40875

245.782

-1606.5953

1505.9374

0

792.88

27

140.34615

247.5834

-1721.128

1354.8184

0

782.47

28

142.63485

249.96055

-1865.4743