Liu, Xiao-mingZhang, RuiHan, JieChen, Sha2020-12-212020-12-212019-07-21Xiao-ming Liu, Rui Zhang, Jie Han, Sha Chen, "Stability Analysis of Axisymmetric Concave Slopes Based on Two-Dimensional Limit Equilibrium Approach considering Additional Shear Resistance", Advances in Civil Engineering, vol. 2019, Article ID 8491637, 10 pages, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/8491637https://hdl.handle.net/1808/30986This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Axisymmetric concave slopes, one special type of three-dimensional (3D) slopes, may be encountered in mining and civil engineering practice. Analysis of 3D slopes is generally complex and mostly relies on complicated numerical simulations. This paper proposes an elastoplastic solution for determining the additional shear resistances due to spatial effects of axisymmetric concave slopes. By incorporating the extra antislide forces, this paper proposes a simplified two-dimensional (2D) limit equilibrium procedure for the stability analysis of axisymmetric concave slopes. Combined with an iteration algorithm, the procedure can obtain the factors of safety for axisymmetric concave slopes in a simple and efficient way. Comparisons of the results from the proposed method and the numerical software FLAC3D are performed to demonstrate the validity of the proposed method for practical applications. Finally, the effects of several key parameters on the stability of axisymmetric concave slopes are investigated through a parametric study.Copyright © 2019 Xiao-ming Liu et al.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Article10.1155/2019/8491637https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3090-3994https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0367-3812openAccess