Summary
This article describes how to perform a slope stability analysis where part of the slope is submerged, using SLOPE/W version 4 or version 5.
For information on how to model a partially submerged slope using SLOPE/W 2004 (version 6), please refer to KB651.
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Resolution
The water can be treated as a soil with no strength and in this case the water must be Soil 1. Alternatively, the effect of the water can be applied as a pressure on the ground surface using the Pressure Line Option in SLOPE/W. With both methods the piezometric line must be along the surface of the ponded water.
The BLOCK example included with the SLOPE/W software shows how to include ponded water as a no strength soil and the COMPOSIT example shows how to model water with a pressure line. In both examples, note how the piezometric line is at the level of the ponded water.
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Keywords
kb219 kbmodel winnt4 winnt winnt351 win98 win95 slope slopew slope4, 5 slopew4, 5
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