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    @JournalArticle {1916,
    	title = {Finite element model with imposed slip surfaces for earth mass safety evaluation},
    	journal = {Journal of Central South University},
    	volume = {21},
    	year = {2014},
    	note = {

    Ara{\'u}jo N, Machado GJ, Martins JB, Silva HMRD (2014) Finite element model with imposed slip surfaces for earth mass safety evaluation. J Cent South Univ 21 (9):3627-3638.

    }, month = {2014-09-06 00:00:00}, pages = {3627 - 3638}, publisher = {Central South University}, abstract = {

    The study of earth masses requires numerical methods that provide the quantification of the safety factor without requiring detrimental assumptions. For that, equilibrium analysis can perform fast computations but require assumptions that limit its potentiality. Limit analysis does not require detrimental assumptions but are numerically demanding. This work provides a new approach that combines the advantage of both the equilibrium method and the limit analysis. The defined hybrid model allows probabilistic analysis and optimization approaches without the assumption of interslice forces. It is compared with a published case and used to perform probabilistic studies in both a homogeneous and a layered foundation. Analyses show that the shape of the density probability functions is highly relevant when computing the probability of failure, and soil elasticity hardly affects the safety of factor of the earth mass.

    }, keywords = {genetic algorithms, probabilistic methods, Reliability, safety factor, Slope stability}, issn = {2095-2899}, doi = {10.1007/s11771-014-2345-1}, url = { http://hdl.handle.net/1822/30744}, author = {Ara{\'u}jo, N. and Machado, G. J. and Martins, J. B. and Silva, H. M. R. D.} }

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