Spreadsheet Slope

Copyright © 2019 Ben Leshchinsky, Oregon State University

This calculator may be distributed freely for non-commercial uses. Under no circumstances may it be sold or maya
arising from its use. It is intended for educational purposes only.

CONTENTS:

This calculator provides three simple slope stability caclulations. Notably:

(1) The Infinite Slope Method. This slope stability analysis is often used to assess "shallow" failures, defined as fa
appropriate for scenarios where landslide geometry is expected to be wide and long in extents and where the gene
reinforcement, surcharge and water.

(2) The Culmann Wedge Method. This analysis assumes translational geometry and is often used for cut and fill s
versatile in that it can account for external loads and finite slope geometry. This analysis can account for a surcharg

(3) Ordinary Method of Slices. This slope stability analysis accounts for circular failure geometry, appropriate for
Once a user selects a critical failure geometry (perhaps from a back-analysis), a trial buttress geometry may be con
stabilization.

DEFINITIONS:

Internal angle of friction, ϕ': A shear strength parameter that represents strength attained from effective normal s

Cohesion, c': A shear strength parameter that is independent of effective normal stress. When considering undrain

Soil Unit Weight, γ: This represents the bulk density of soil.

Horizontal acceleration, kh: This represents the horizontal inertial load stemming from seismicity. This is measure

Vertical acceleration, kh: This represents the vertical inertial load stemming from seismicity. This is measured in u
readsheet Slope Stability Calculator

nces may it be sold or mayany charge be made for it. The author assumes noliability for its correctness or for any consequence

allow" failures, defined as failures that are translational in nature and often occur along a weak seam or interface with bedrock.
extents and where the general depth of soil does not change significantly along landslide extents. This analysis can account for

s often used for cut and fill slopes. It looks at many trial wedge geometries and determines the wedge that yields the lowest fac
s can account for a surcharge, seismicity, and water.

e geometry, appropriate for deep-seated slope failures that exhibit rotational kinematics. One must assume a trial failure geome
uttress geometry may be considered to reach a target factor of safety. This analysis can account for water and buttress drainage

ined from effective normal stress.

s. When considering undrained conditions, this may be treated as undrained shear strength (c u) and ϕ should be set to 0.

seismicity. This is measured in units of gravity (g's).

micity. This is measured in units of gravity (g's).

ness or for any consequences or damages

m or interface with bedrock. This analysis is

his analysis can account for seismicity, root

ge that yields the lowest factor of safety. It is

ssume a trial failure geometry as an input.

water and buttress drainage and

ϕ should be set to 0.
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GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES She

Slope 30 degrees
Depth of Slide Plane 15 feet 2.5 Gro
Water Table Height Above Slide Plane 5 feet
Wa
SOIL PROPERTIES
Unit Weight 100 pcf 2

Dimensionless Height
Friction Angle 30 degrees
Cohesion 0 psf

OTHER PROPERTIES
Horizontal Seismic Acceleration 0g 1.5
Vertical Seismic Acceleration 0g
Root Reinforcement at Slide Plane 0 psf
Tree Surcharge Pressure 0 psf
1

FACTOR OF SAFETY 0.76

0.5

0
0 0.2 0.4 0
Dim
Plotting Data

X Scaled Surface Shear Water X Scaled Surface

0 0 15 0 5 0 0 1
0.1 1.5 15.866025 0.8660254 5.8660254 0.1 1.5 1.057735
0.2 3 16.732051 1.7320508 6.7320508 0.2 3 1.1154701
0.3 4.5 17.598076 2.5980762 7.5980762 0.3 4.5 1.1732051
0.4 6 18.464102 3.4641016 8.4641016 0.4 6 1.2309401
0.5 7.5 19.330127 4.330127 9.330127 0.5 7.5 1.2886751
0.6 9 20.196152 5.1961524 10.196152 0.6 9 1.3464102
0.7 10.5 21.062178 6.0621778 11.062178 0.7 10.5 1.4041452
0.8 12 21.928203 6.9282032 11.928203 0.8 12 1.4618802
0.9 13.5 22.794229 7.7942286 12.794229 0.9 13.5 1.5196152
1 15 23.660254 8.660254 13.660254 1 15 1.5773503
1.1 16.5 24.526279 9.5262794 14.526279 1.1 16.5 1.6350853
1.2 18 25.392305 10.392305 15.392305 1.2 18 1.6928203
1.3 19.5 26.25833 11.25833 16.25833 1.3 19.5 1.7505553
1.4 21 27.124356 12.124356 17.124356 1.4 21 1.8082904
1.5 22.5 27.990381 12.990381 17.990381 1.5 22.5 1.8660254
1.6 24 28.856406 13.856406 18.856406 1.6 24 1.9237604
1.7 25.5 29.722432 14.722432 19.722432 1.7 25.5 1.9814955
1.8 27 30.588457 15.588457 20.588457 1.8 27 2.0392305
1.9 28.5 31.454483 16.454483 21.454483 1.9 28.5 2.0969655
2 30 32.320508 17.320508 22.320508 2 30 2.1547005
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Shear Surface
2.5 Ground Surface
Water Table

1.5

0.5

0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2
Dimensionless Length
Shear Water
0 0.3333333
0.057735 0.3910684
0.1154701 0.4488034
0.1732051 0.5065384
0.2309401 0.5642734
0.2886751 0.6220085
0.3464102 0.6797435
0.4041452 0.7374785
0.4618802 0.7952135
0.5196152 0.8529486
0.5773503 0.9106836
0.6350853 0.9684186
0.6928203 1.0261537
0.7505553 1.0838887
0.8082904 1.1416237
0.8660254 1.1993587
0.9237604 1.2570938
0.9814955 1.3148288
1.0392305 1.3725638
1.0969655 1.4302988
1.1547005 1.4880339
 GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES
Cut or Fill Slope Angle 45 degrees 2
Backslope Angle 0 degrees
Height of Cut or Fill Slope 20 feet
1.75 Slope Geom
Water Table Elevation 10 feet
Critical Failu
SOIL PROPERTIES
1.5 Surface
Water Table

Dimensionless Height
Unit Weight 100 pcf
Friction Angle 30 degrees 1.25
Cohesion 100 psf
1
OTHER PROPERTIES
Horizontal Seismic Acceleration 0g
0.75
Vertical Seismic Acceleration 0g
Surcharge Clearance from Crest 0 ft
Surcharge Load on Crest 0 lbs 0.5

0.25

0
FACTOR OF SAFETY 1.35 0 0.25 0.5 0.75

CRITICAL FAILURE ANGLE 32.39

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Interpolati Theta x1 x2 x3 W1 x4 W2 Wtotal

0 1 28.28427 20.346 19.64791 19987.82 1125.628 1105811 1125799
0.01 1.43 28.28427 20.49288 19.49466 19975.09 780.9299 761198.1 781173.2
0.02 1.86 28.28427 20.63861 19.34031 19957.86 595.5533 575909.4 595867.2
0.03 2.29 28.28427 20.78318 19.18488 19936.14 479.7499 460197.2 480133.3
0.04 2.72 28.28427 20.92657 19.02836 19909.92 400.5242 381066 400976
0.05 3.15 28.28427 21.06879 18.87078 19879.22 342.8973 323536.9 343416.1
0.06 3.58 28.28427 21.20981 18.71213 19844.04 299.0867 279827.5 299671.5
0.07 4.01 28.28427 21.34965 18.55243 19804.39 264.6483 245493.4 265297.7
0.08 4.44 28.28427 21.48828 18.39168 19760.28 236.8593 217812 237572.3
0.09 4.87 28.28427 21.6257 18.22989 19711.71 213.9588 195022.3 214734
0.1 5.3 28.28427 21.76191 18.06708 19658.71 194.7572 175934.7 195593.5
0.11 5.73 28.28427 21.89688 17.90325 19601.27 178.4221 159716.8 179318.1
0.12 6.16 28.28427 22.03063 17.73842 19539.42 164.3535 145768.5 165308
0.13 6.59 28.28427 22.16313 17.57258 19473.17 152.1079 133646.4 153119.6
0.14 7.02 28.28427 22.29439 17.40576 19402.53 141.3506 123015.7 142418.2
0.15 7.45 28.28427 22.42439 17.23795 19327.52 131.8241 113618.8 132946.3
0.16 7.88 28.28427 22.55312 17.06917 19248.16 123.3271 105254.6 124502.7
0.17 8.31 28.28427 22.68059 16.89943 19164.46 115.7 97763.25 116927.7
0.18 8.74 28.28427 22.80678 16.72874 19076.44 108.8147 91016.66 110093.1
0.19 9.17 28.28427 22.93168 16.55711 18984.12 102.5669 84910.61 103894.7
0.2 9.6 28.28427 23.0553 16.38455 18887.53 96.87125 79359.57 98247.1
0.21 10.03 28.28427 23.17761 16.21106 18786.68 91.65682 74292.7 93079.38
0.22 10.46 28.28427 23.29862 16.03666 18681.6 86.86445 69650.77 88332.37
0.23 10.89 28.28427 23.41832 15.86135 18572.31 82.44433 65383.93 83956.24
0.24 11.32 28.28427 23.53669 15.68516 18458.83 78.35418 61449.88 79908.71
0.25 11.75 28.28427 23.65374 15.50807 18341.2 74.55794 57812.51 76153.71
0.26 12.18 28.28427 23.76946 15.33012 18219.44 71.02463 54440.81 72660.24
0.27 12.61 28.28427 23.88384 15.1513 18093.57 67.7275 51307.99 69401.56
0.28 13.04 28.28427 23.99688 14.97163 17963.62 64.64333 48390.8 66354.42
0.29 13.47 28.28427 24.10856 14.79112 17829.63 61.75186 45668.94 63498.57
0.3 13.9 28.28427 24.21889 14.60977 17691.62 59.03534 43124.63 60816.25
0.31 14.33 28.28427 24.32785 14.4276 17549.62 56.47815 40742.21 58291.83
0.32 14.76 28.28427 24.43544 14.24462 17403.68 54.06651 38507.83 55911.51
0.33 15.19 28.28427 24.54166 14.06083 17253.81 51.78817 36409.23 53663.04
0.34 15.62 28.28427 24.64649 13.87625 17100.05 49.63226 34435.49 51535.53
0.35 16.05 28.28427 24.74994 13.69089 16942.44 47.58904 32576.83 49519.26
0.36 16.48 28.28427 24.85199 13.50476 16781.01 45.64983 30824.51 47605.52
0.37 16.91 28.28427 24.95264 13.31787 16615.8 43.80679 29170.66 45786.47
0.38 17.34 28.28427 25.05189 13.13023 16446.85 42.0529 27608.21 44055.07
0.39 17.77 28.28427 25.14972 12.94185 16274.2 40.38178 26130.75 42404.95
0.4 18.2 28.28427 25.24614 12.75274 16097.88 38.78769 24732.47 40830.35
0.41 18.63 28.28427 25.34114 12.56292 15917.93 37.26539 23408.1 39326.02
0.42 19.06 28.28427 25.4347 12.37238 15734.39 35.81014 22152.83 37887.22
0.43 19.49 28.28427 25.52684 12.18115 15547.31 34.41759 20962.29 36509.6
0.44 19.92 28.28427 25.61754 11.98923 15356.73 33.0838 19832.46 35189.19
0.45 20.35 28.28427 25.7068 11.79664 15162.69 31.80513 18759.68 33922.36
0.46 20.78 28.28427 25.7946 11.60338 14965.23 30.57826 17740.56 32705.79
0.47 21.21 28.28427 25.88096 11.40947 14764.4 29.40014 16772 31536.4
0.48 21.64 28.28427 25.96586 11.21491 14560.24 28.26797 15851.14 30411.38
0.49 22.07 28.28427 26.04929 11.01973 14352.81 27.17913 14975.33 29328.14
0.5 22.5 28.28427 26.13126 10.82392 14142.14 26.13126 14142.14 28284.27
0.51 22.93 28.28427 26.21176 10.62751 13928.28 25.12213 13349.28 27277.56
0.52 23.36 28.28427 26.29077 10.43049 13711.29 24.14969 12594.66 26305.94
0.53 23.79 28.28427 26.36831 10.23289 13491.2 23.21204 11876.31 25367.51
0.54 24.22 28.28427 26.44437 10.03471 13268.08 22.30742 11192.42 24460.5
0.55 24.65 28.28427 26.51893 9.835968 13041.97 21.43418 10541.29 23583.26
0.56 25.08 28.28427 26.592 9.63667 12812.92 20.5908 9921.336 22734.25
0.57 25.51 28.28427 26.66358 9.43683 12580.98 19.77584 9331.063 21912.05
0.58 25.94 28.28427 26.73365 9.236458 12346.21 18.98799 8769.088 21115.3
0.59 26.37 28.28427 26.80221 9.035566 12108.66 18.22599 8234.105 20342.76
0.6 26.8 28.28427 26.86927 8.834166 11868.38 17.48868 7724.893 19593.27
0.61 27.23 28.28427 26.93481 8.632267 11625.42 16.77496 7240.299 18865.72
0.62 27.66 28.28427 26.99883 8.429882 11379.85 16.08383 6779.241 18159.09
0.63 28.09 28.28427 27.06134 8.227023 11131.71 15.41432 6340.698 17472.41
0.64 28.52 28.28427 27.12232 8.0237 10881.07 14.76552 5923.707 16804.77
0.65 28.95 28.28427 27.18177 7.819925 10627.97 14.1366 5527.357 16155.33
0.66 29.38 28.28427 27.23969 7.61571 10372.48 13.52675 5150.789 15523.27
0.67 29.81 28.28427 27.29608 7.411066 10114.65 12.93522 4793.187 14907.84
0.68 30.24 28.28427 27.35093 7.206004 9854.547 12.3613 4453.778 14308.32
0.69 30.67 28.28427 27.40424 7.000537 9592.22 11.80432 4131.83 13724.05
0.7 31.1 28.28427 27.45601 6.794675 9327.733 11.26366 3826.646 13154.38
0.71 31.53 28.28427 27.50623 6.588431 9061.144 10.73872 3537.564 12598.71
0.72 31.96 28.28427 27.5549 6.381815 8792.513 10.22892 3263.955 12056.47
0.73 32.39 28.28427 27.60202 6.17484 8521.902 9.733746 3005.216 11527.12
0.74 32.82 28.28427 27.64758 5.967517 8249.371 9.25268 2760.776 11010.15
0.75 33.25 28.28427 27.69159 5.759859 7974.981 8.785244 2530.088 10505.07
0.76 33.68 28.28427 27.73403 5.551875 7698.795 8.330984 2312.629 10011.42
0.77 34.11 28.28427 27.77492 5.343579 7420.874 7.889467 2107.9 9528.774
0.78 34.54 28.28427 27.81424 5.134982 7141.282 7.460283 1915.421 9056.702
0.79 34.97 28.28427 27.85199 4.926096 6860.08 7.04304 1734.735 8594.815
0.8 35.4 28.28427 27.88818 4.716932 6577.333 6.637369 1565.401 8142.734
0.81 35.83 28.28427 27.92279 4.507503 6293.104 6.242915 1406.998 7700.102
0.82 36.26 28.28427 27.95584 4.29782 6007.457 5.859342 1259.12 7266.577
0.83 36.69 28.28427 27.9873 4.087895 5720.457 5.48633 1121.377 6841.834
0.84 37.12 28.28427 28.01719 3.877739 5432.169 5.123572 993.3938 6425.562
0.85 37.55 28.28427 28.04551 3.667365 5142.656 4.770777 874.8092 6017.465
0.86 37.98 28.28427 28.07224 3.456785 4851.985 4.427668 765.2747 5617.259
0.87 38.41 28.28427 28.09739 3.24601 4560.22 4.093977 664.4544 5224.675
0.88 38.84 28.28427 28.12096 3.035052 4267.429 3.769451 572.0239 4839.452
0.89 39.27 28.28427 28.14295 2.823923 3973.675 3.453847 487.6699 4461.345
0.9 39.7 28.28427 28.16335 2.612635 3679.027 3.146934 411.0894 4090.116
0.91 40.13 28.28427 28.18216 2.4012 3383.55 2.848488 341.9894 3725.539
0.92 40.56 28.28427 28.19939 2.189629 3087.31 2.558297 280.0861 3367.396
0.93 40.99 28.28427 28.21503 1.977936 2790.375 2.276157 225.1046 3015.48
0.94 41.42 28.28427 28.22908 1.76613 2492.812 2.001873 176.7784 2669.59
0.95 41.85 28.28427 28.24154 1.554226 2194.686 1.735257 134.8491 2329.535
0.96 42.28 28.28427 28.25241 1.342234 1896.066 1.47613 99.06559 1995.132
0.97 42.71 28.28427 28.26168 1.130166 1597.02 1.22432 69.18425 1666.204
0.98 43.14 28.28427 28.26937 0.918035 1297.613 0.979661 44.96815 1342.581
0.99 43.57 28.28427 28.27546 0.705851 997.9138 0.741995 26.1869 1024.101
1 44 28.28427 28.27996 0.493629 697.9899 0.511167 12.61634 710.6063
 Slope Geometry
Critical Failure
Surface
Water Table

0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5 1.75 2 2.25 2.5 2.75 3 3.25 3.5 3.75 4

Dimensionless Length
H1 H2 Wx1 Wx2 Wx3 Wx4 u Clearance Q FS
20 0 14.14214 10.173 9.823953 562.8139 175624.7 1125.799 0 33.74822
20 0 14.14214 10.24644 9.747329 390.4649 121863 781.1732 0 23.62979
20 0 14.14214 10.31931 9.670157 297.7766 92955.29 595.8672 0 18.18969
20 0 14.14214 10.39159 9.59244 239.8749 74900.8 480.1333 0 14.79254
20 0 14.14214 10.46328 9.514182 200.2621 62552.25 400.976 0 12.46945
20 0 14.14214 10.53439 9.435389 171.4486 53572.92 343.4161 0 10.78059
20 0 14.14214 10.60491 9.356064 149.5434 46748.75 299.6715 0 9.497425
20 0 14.14214 10.67482 9.276213 132.3241 41386.45 265.2977 0 8.489459
20 0 14.14214 10.74414 9.195839 118.4297 37061.27 237.5723 0 7.676744
20 0 14.14214 10.81285 9.114947 106.9794 33498.51 214.734 0 7.00757
20 0 14.14214 10.88095 9.033541 97.37862 30512.58 195.5935 0 6.447007
20 0 14.14214 10.94844 8.951627 89.21107 27973.62 179.3181 0 5.970612
20 0 14.14214 11.01531 8.869208 82.17674 25788.04 165.308 0 5.560767
20 0 14.14214 11.08157 8.78629 76.05395 23886.65 153.1196 0 5.204453
20 0 14.14214 11.14719 8.702878 70.67529 22217.24 142.4182 0 4.891839
20 0 14.14214 11.21219 8.618974 65.91203 20739.63 132.9463 0 4.615368
20 0 14.14214 11.27656 8.534586 61.66355 19422.42 124.5027 0 4.369129
20 0 14.14214 11.34029 8.449717 57.85002 18240.72 116.9277 0 4.148436
20 0 14.14214 11.40339 8.364372 54.40735 17174.52 110.0931 0 3.949527
20 0 14.14214 11.46584 8.278555 51.28347 16207.58 103.8947 0 3.769345
20 0 14.14214 11.52765 8.192273 48.43563 15326.55 98.2471 0 3.60538
20 0 14.14214 11.5888 8.105529 45.82841 14520.38 93.07938 0 3.455554
20 0 14.14214 11.64931 8.018329 43.43223 13779.85 88.33237 0 3.318131
20 0 14.14214 11.70916 7.930676 41.22216 13097.17 83.95624 0 3.191648
20 0 14.14214 11.76835 7.842578 39.17709 12465.76 79.90871 0 3.074868
20 0 14.14214 11.82687 7.754037 37.27897 11879.98 76.15371 0 2.966732
20 0 14.14214 11.88473 7.66506 35.51232 11335 72.66024 0 2.866334
20 0 14.14214 11.94192 7.575651 33.86375 10826.64 69.40156 0 2.772888
20 0 14.14214 11.99844 7.485815 32.32166 10351.29 66.35442 0 2.685716
20 0 14.14214 12.05428 7.395558 30.87593 9905.777 63.49857 0 2.604225
20 0 14.14214 12.10945 7.304884 29.51767 9487.335 60.81625 0 2.527896
20 0 14.14214 12.16393 7.213799 28.23908 9093.525 58.29183 0 2.456274
20 0 14.14214 12.21772 7.122308 27.03326 8722.195 55.91151 0 2.388955
20 0 14.14214 12.27083 7.030415 25.89409 8371.434 53.66304 0 2.325585
20 0 14.14214 12.32325 6.938126 24.81613 8039.543 51.53553 0 2.265845
20 0 14.14214 12.37497 6.845447 23.79452 7725.005 49.51926 0 2.209455
20 0 14.14214 12.42599 6.752382 22.82491 7426.461 47.60552 0 2.156162
20 0 14.14214 12.47632 6.658936 21.9034 7142.689 45.78647 0 2.10574
20 0 14.14214 12.52594 6.565116 21.02645 6872.591 44.05507 0 2.057986
20 0 14.14214 12.57486 6.470926 20.19089 6615.172 42.40495 0 2.012719
20 0 14.14214 12.62307 6.376371 19.39384 6369.534 40.83035 0 1.969773
20 0 14.14214 12.67057 6.281458 18.6327 6134.86 39.32602 0 1.929001
20 0 14.14214 12.71735 6.18619 17.90507 5910.407 37.88722 0 1.890267
20 0 14.14214 12.76342 6.090574 17.2088 5695.498 36.5096 0 1.85345
20 0 14.14214 12.80877 5.994615 16.5419 5489.514 35.18919 0 1.81844
20 0 14.14214 12.8534 5.898318 15.90256 5291.889 33.92236 0 1.785137
20 0 14.14214 12.8973 5.80169 15.28913 5102.103 32.70579 0 1.753451
20 0 14.14214 12.94048 5.704734 14.70007 4919.678 31.5364 0 1.723298
20 0 14.14214 12.98293 5.607457 14.13398 4744.176 30.41138 0 1.694605
20 0 14.14214 13.02465 5.509864 13.58957 4575.19 29.32814 0 1.667304
20 0 14.14214 13.06563 5.411961 13.06563 4412.346 28.28427 0 1.641334
20 0 14.14214 13.10588 5.313753 12.56106 4255.299 27.27756 0 1.61664
20 0 14.14214 13.14539 5.215246 12.07484 4103.727 26.30594 0 1.593174
20 0 14.14214 13.18416 5.116445 11.60602 3957.332 25.36751 0 1.57089
20 0 14.14214 13.22218 5.017356 11.15371 3815.839 24.4605 0 1.54975
20 0 14.14214 13.25947 4.917984 10.71709 3678.989 23.58326 0 1.52972
20 0 14.14214 13.296 4.818335 10.2954 3546.544 22.73425 0 1.510769
20 0 14.14214 13.33179 4.718415 9.887921 3418.279 21.91205 0 1.492873
20 0 14.14214 13.36682 4.618229 9.493994 3293.987 21.1153 0 1.476009
20 0 14.14214 13.40111 4.517783 9.112993 3173.471 20.34276 0 1.460162
20 0 14.14214 13.43463 4.417083 8.744338 3056.55 19.59327 0 1.445319
20 0 14.14214 13.4674 4.316134 8.387482 2943.053 18.86572 0 1.43147
20 0 14.14214 13.49942 4.214941 8.041916 2832.818 18.15909 0 1.418613
20 0 14.14214 13.53067 4.113511 7.70716 2725.696 17.47241 0 1.406748
20 0 14.14214 13.56116 4.01185 7.382762 2621.545 16.80477 0 1.395879
20 0 14.14214 13.59089 3.909963 7.068299 2520.231 16.15533 0 1.386017
20 0 14.14214 13.61985 3.807855 6.763373 2421.63 15.52327 0 1.377178
20 0 14.14214 13.64804 3.705533 6.467608 2325.623 14.90784 0 1.369382
20 0 14.14214 13.67547 3.603002 6.180648 2232.099 14.30832 0 1.362658
20 0 14.14214 13.70212 3.500268 5.902161 2140.952 13.72405 0 1.35704
20 0 14.14214 13.728 3.397338 5.631831 2052.083 13.15438 0 1.35257
20 0 14.14214 13.75311 3.294215 5.369358 1965.398 12.59871 0 1.3493
20 0 14.14214 13.77745 3.190908 5.114461 1880.809 12.05647 0 1.347292
20 0 14.14214 13.80101 3.08742 4.866873 1798.23 11.52712 0 1.346618
20 0 14.14214 13.82379 2.983759 4.62634 1717.583 11.01015 0 1.347364
20 0 14.14214 13.84579 2.879929 4.392622 1638.791 10.50507 0 1.349632
20 0 14.14214 13.86702 2.775938 4.165492 1561.782 10.01142 0 1.353543
20 0 14.14214 13.88746 2.67179 3.944734 1486.489 9.528774 0 1.359239
20 0 14.14214 13.90712 2.567491 3.730141 1412.846 9.056702 0 1.366887
20 0 14.14214 13.926 2.463048 3.52152 1340.791 8.594815 0 1.376688
20 0 14.14214 13.94409 2.358466 3.318684 1270.266 8.142734 0 1.38888
20 0 14.14214 13.9614 2.253752 3.121457 1201.216 7.700102 0 1.403748
20 0 14.14214 13.97792 2.14891 2.929671 1133.586 7.266577 0 1.421636
20 0 14.14214 13.99365 2.043947 2.743165 1067.326 6.841834 0 1.442962
20 0 14.14214 14.0086 1.93887 2.561786 1002.388 6.425562 0 1.468238
20 0 14.14214 14.02275 1.833683 2.385389 938.7245 6.017465 0 1.498096
20 0 14.14214 14.03612 1.728392 2.213834 876.2925 5.617259 0 1.533326
20 0 14.14214 14.0487 1.623005 2.046988 815.0493 5.224675 0 1.574926
20 0 14.14214 14.06048 1.517526 1.884726 754.9546 4.839452 0 1.624177
20 0 14.14214 14.07147 1.411961 1.726924 695.9699 4.461345 0 1.682745
20 0 14.14214 14.08167 1.306317 1.573467 638.0582 4.090116 0 1.752839
20 0 14.14214 14.09108 1.2006 1.424244 581.1841 3.725539 0 1.837454
20 0 14.14214 14.09969 1.094815 1.279148 525.3138 3.367396 0 1.940745
20 0 14.14214 14.10751 0.988968 1.138078 470.4148 3.01548 0 2.068654
20 0 14.14214 14.11454 0.883065 1.000936 416.456 2.66959 0 2.22998
20 0 14.14214 14.12077 0.777113 0.867628 363.4075 2.329535 0 2.438331
20 0 14.14214 14.1262 0.671117 0.738065 311.2406 1.995132 0 2.715923
20 0 14.14214 14.13084 0.565083 0.61216 259.9278 1.666204 0 3.101662
20 0 14.14214 14.13468 0.459017 0.489831 209.4426 1.342581 0 3.670438
20 0 14.14214 14.13773 0.352926 0.370997 159.7597 1.024101 0 4.587225
20 0 14.14214 14.13998 0.246814 0.255584 110.8546 0.710606 0 6.300757
.5 3.75 4
L1 L2 Critical AngCritical Slope Limits
20 1125.799 0 0
20 781.1732 0 0
20 595.8672 0 0
20 480.1333 0 0
20 400.976 0 0
20 343.4161 0 0
20 299.6715 0 0
20 265.2977 0 0
20 237.5723 0 0
20 214.734 0 0
20 195.5935 0 0
20 179.3181 0 0
20 165.308 0 0
20 153.1196 0 0
20 142.4182 0 0
20 132.9463 0 0
20 124.5027 0 0
20 116.9277 0 0
20 110.0931 0 0
20 103.8947 0 0
20 98.2471 0 0
20 93.07938 0 0
20 88.33237 0 0
20 83.95624 0 0
20 79.90871 0 0
20 76.15371 0 0
20 72.66024 0 0
20 69.40156 0 0
20 66.35442 0 0
20 63.49857 0 0
20 60.81625 0 0
20 58.29183 0 0
20 55.91151 0 0
20 53.66304 0 0
20 51.53553 0 0
20 49.51926 0 0
20 47.60552 0 0
20 45.78647 0 0
20 44.05507 0 0
20 42.40495 0 0
20 40.83035 0 0
20 39.32602 0 0
20 37.88722 0 0
20 36.5096 0 0
20 35.18919 0 0
20 33.92236 0 0
20 32.70579 0 0
20 31.5364 0 0
20 30.41138 0 0
20 29.32814 0 0
20 28.28427 0 0
20 27.27756 0 0
20 26.30594 0 0
20 25.36751 0 0
20 24.4605 0 0
20 23.58326 0 0
20 22.73425 0 0
20 21.91205 0 0
20 21.1153 0 0
20 20.34276 0 0
20 19.59327 0 0
20 18.86572 0 0
20 18.15909 0 0
20 17.47241 0 0
20 16.80477 0 0
20 16.15533 0 0
20 15.52327 0 0
20 14.90784 0 0
20 14.30832 0 0
20 13.72405 0 0
20 13.15438 0 0
20 12.59871 0 0
20 12.05647 0 0
20 11.52712 32.39 31.52712
20 11.01015 0 0
20 10.50507 0 0
20 10.01142 0 0
20 9.528774 0 0
20 9.056702 0 0
20 8.594815 0 0
20 8.142734 0 0
20 7.700102 0 0
20 7.266577 0 0
20 6.841834 0 0
20 6.425562 0 0
20 6.017465 0 0
20 5.617259 0 0
20 5.224675 0 0
20 4.839452 0 0
20 4.461345 0 0
20 4.090116 0 0
20 3.725539 0 0
20 3.367396 0 0
20 3.01548 0 0
20 2.66959 0 0
20 2.329535 0 0
20 1.995132 0 0
20 1.666204 0 0
20 1.342581 0 0
20 1.024101 0 0
20 0.710606 0 0
 X Y Xfail Yfail Xw Yw
0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0.5
1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.157636 0.1 0.6 0.5
2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.315271 0.2 0.7 0.5
3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.472907 0.3 0.8 0.5
4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.630542 0.4 0.9 0.5
5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.788178 0.5 1 0.5
6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.945814 0.6 1.1 0.5
7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.103449 0.7 1.2 0.5
8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.261085 0.8 1.3 0.5
9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.41872 0.9 1.4 0.5
10 1 1 1 1.576356 1 1.5 0.5
11 1.1 1 1.6 0.5
12 1.2 1 1.7 0.5
13 1.3 1 1.8 0.5
14 1.4 1 1.9 0.5
15 1.5 1 2 0.5
16 1.6 1 2.1 0.5
17 1.7 1 2.2 0.5
18 1.8 1 2.3 0.5
19 1.9 1 2.4 0.5
20 2 1 2.5 0.5
21 2.1 1 2.6 0.5
22 2.2 1 2.7 0.5
23 2.3 1 2.8 0.5
24 2.4 1 2.9 0.5
25 2.5 1 3 0.5
26 2.6 1 3.1 0.5
27 2.7 1 3.2 0.5
28 2.8 1 3.3 0.5
29 2.9 1 3.4 0.5
30 3 1 3.5 0.5
31 3.1 1 3.6 0.5
32 3.2 1 3.7 0.5
33 3.3 1 3.8 0.5
34 3.4 1 3.9 0.5
35 3.5 1 4 0.5
36 3.6 1 4.1 0.5
37 3.7 1 4.2 0.5
38 3.8 1 4.3 0.5
39 3.9 1 4.4 0.5
40 4 1
41 4.1 1
42 4.2 1
43 4.3 1
44 4.4 1
45 4.5 1
 FAILURE SURFACE LOCATION
Entrance Location 0 feet
80
Exit Location 120 feet
Radius/Length Ratio 1 70
60
GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES
50

Elevation (feet)
Slope 30 degrees
Height 50 feet 40
Backslope 10 degrees
30
Buttress Width 0 feet
Water Table Height Above Slide Plane 15 feet 20
10
SOIL AND BUTTRESS PROPERTIES
Native Soil Unit Weight 100 pcf 0
0 20 40 6
Native Soil Friction Angle 30 degrees -10
Native Soil Cohesion 0 psf
Rockfill Unit Weight 130 pcf
Rockfill Friction Angle 45 degrees
Rockfill Cohesion 0 psf

FACTOR OF SAFETY 0.90

ROCKFILL VOLUME PER FOOT 0 CUBIC YARDS

 Buttress Width Singularity Check 0.001
1 2 3 4 1

R 132.3766 Slice XLB XLT XRB XRT YLB

q 132.3766 Rock 1 0 0 0.0002 0.0002 0
xc 11.59882 2 0.0002 0.0002 0.0004 0.0004 -1.76E-05
yc 131.8675 3 0.0004 0.0004 0.0006 0.0006 -3.52E-05
X3 60 4 0.0006 0.0006 0.0008 0.0008 -5.28E-05
Y3 27.94444 5 0.0008 0.0008 0.001 0.001 -7.04E-05
L 132.3766 1 0.001 0.001 12.0009 12.0009 -8.8E-05
Soil 2 12.0009 12.0009 24.0008 24.0008 -0.508512
3 24.0008 24.0008 36.0007 36.0007 0.073111
x y 4 36.0007 36.0007 48.0006 48.0006 1.759398
0 0 5 48.0006 48.0006 60.0005 60.0005 4.59425
120 55.88887 6 60.0005 60.0005 72.0004 72.0004 8.656921
7 72.0004 72.0004 84.0003 84.0003 14.07438
8 84.0003 84.0003 96.0002 96.0002 21.04514
9 96.0002 96.0002 108.0001 108.0001 29.88723
10 108.0001 108.0001 120 120 41.14616
 Ground Surface
Entrance/Exit
Slip Surface
Water Table
Slip Surface -
Buttress
Buttress

20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

Distance (feet)
 2 3 4

YLT YRB YRT Beta Area W L N Xw Yw

0 -1.76E-05 0.000115 -5.026649 1.331E-08 1.73E-06 0.000201 1.723E-06 0 0
0.000115 -3.52E-05 0.000231 -5.026562 3.992E-08 5.189E-06 0.000201 5.169E-06 0.0002 0
0.000231 -5.28E-05 0.000346 -5.026475 6.653E-08 8.649E-06 0.000201 8.616E-06 0.0004 0
0.000346 -7.04E-05 0.000462 -5.026388 9.314E-08 1.211E-05 0.000201 1.206E-05 0.0006 0
0.000462 -8.8E-05 0.000577 -5.026301 1.198E-07 1.557E-05 0.000201 1.551E-05 0.0008 0
0.000577 -0.508512 6.928723 -2.426113 44.62703 4462.703 12.01067 4458.702 0.001 0.000577
6.928723 0.073111 13.85687 2.774896 127.3249 12732.49 12.01399 12717.56 12.0009 6.928723
13.85687 1.759398 20.78501 7.999116 196.8546 19685.46 12.1178 19493.92 24.0008 13.85687
20.78501 4.59425 27.71316 13.29184 252.865 25286.5 12.33021 24609.12 36.0007 16.76679
27.71316 8.656921 34.6413 18.70398 294.6173 29461.73 12.66897 27905.8 48.0006 18.88269
34.6413 14.07438 41.56945 24.29722 320.874 32087.4 13.16611 29245.2 60.0005 20.9986
41.56945 21.04514 48.4976 30.15237 329.6824 32968.24 13.87765 28507.39 72.0004 23.1145
48.4976 29.88723 51.65706 36.38452 295.3312 29533.12 14.90571 23775.76 84.0003 25.23041
51.65706 41.14616 53.77297 43.17532 206.3781 20637.81 16.45482 15050.4 96.0002 27.34632
53.77297 55.88887 55.88887 50.85597 75.7602 7576.02 19.00908 4782.529 108.0001 29.46222
120 31.57813
 Water
XLB XLT XRB XRT YLB YLT YRB YRT u Driving
0 0 0.0002 0.0002 0 0 -1.76E-05 0 1.098E-07 -1.52E-07
0.0002 0.0002 0.0004 0.0004 -1.76E-05 0 -3.52E-05 0 3.293E-07 -4.55E-07
0.0004 0.0004 0.0006 0.0006 -3.52E-05 0 -5.28E-05 0 5.488E-07 -7.58E-07
 0.0006 0.0006 0.0008 0.0008 -5.28E-05 0 -7.04E-05 0 7.684E-07 -1.06E-06
0.0008 0.0008 0.001 0.001 -7.04E-05 0 -8.8E-05 0.000577 4.591E-06 -1.36E-06
0.001 0.001 12.0009 12.0009 -8.8E-05 0.000577 -0.508512 6.928723 2784.726 -188.9107
12.0009 12.0009 24.0008 24.0008 -0.508512 6.928723 0.073111 13.85687 7945.073 616.4071
24.0008 24.0008 36.0007 36.0007 0.073111 13.85687 1.759398 16.76679 10779.31 2739.386
36.0007 36.0007 48.0006 48.0006 1.759398 16.76679 4.59425 18.88269 10968.27 5813.649
48.0006 48.0006 60.0005 60.0005 4.59425 18.88269 8.656921 20.9986 9970.233 9447.751
60.0005 60.0005 72.0004 72.0004 8.656921 20.9986 14.07438 23.1145 8005.278 13203.01
72.0004 72.0004 84.0003 84.0003 14.07438 23.1145 21.04514 25.23041 4951.543 16559.99
84.0003 84.0003 96.0002 96.0002 21.04514 25.23041 27.34632 27.34632 1566.95 17519.09
96.0002 96.0002 108.0001 108.0001 27.34632 27.34632 29.46222 29.46222 0 14121.07
108.0001 108.0001 120 120 29.46222 29.46222 31.57813 31.57813 0 5875.67

85707.11
Resisting X Y Xw Yw Xb
1.613E-06 -1 -50 0 -50 0
4.84E-06 -0.9 -45 0 -45 0
8.067E-06 -0.8 -40 0 -40 0
1.129E-05 -0.7 -35 0 -35 0
1.092E-05 -0.6 -30 0 -30 0
966.4705 -0.5 -25 0 -25 0
2755.396 -0.4 -20 0 -20 0
5031.382 -0.3 -15 0 -15 0
7875.55 -0.2 -10 0 -10 0
10355.1 -0.1 -5 0 -5 0
12262.88 0 0 0 0 0 0
13599.98 0.1 8.660254 5 2.598076 1.5 0
12822.26 0.2 17.32051 10 5.196152 3 0
8689.353 0.3 25.98076 15 7.794229 4.5 0
2761.195 0.4 34.64102 20 10.3923 6 0
0.5 43.30127 25 12.99038 7.5 0
77119.57 0.6 51.96152 30 15.58846 9 0
0.7 60.62178 35 18.18653 10.5 0
0.8 69.28203 40 20.78461 12 0
0.9 77.94229 45 23.38269 13.5 0
1 86.60254 50 25.98076 15 0
1.1 91.60254 50.88163 30.98076 15.88163 0
1.2 96.60254 51.76327 35.98076 16.76327 0
1.3 101.6025 52.6449 40.98076 17.6449
1.4 106.6025 53.52654 45.98076 18.52654
1.5 111.6025 54.40817 50.98076 19.40817
1.6 116.6025 55.28981 55.98076 20.28981
1.7 121.6025 56.17144 60.98076 21.17144
1.8 126.6025 57.05308 65.98076 22.05308
1.9 131.6025 57.93471 70.98076 22.93471
2 136.6025 58.81635 75.98076 23.81635
2.1 141.6025 59.69798 80.98076 24.69798
2.2 146.6025 60.57962 85.98076 25.57962
2.3 151.6025 61.46125 90.98076 26.46125
2.4 156.6025 62.34289 95.98076 27.34289
2.5 161.6025 63.22452 100.9808 28.22452
2.6 166.6025 64.10616 105.9808 29.10616
2.7 171.6025 64.98779 110.9808 29.98779
2.8 176.6025 65.86943 115.9808 30.86943
2.9 181.6025 66.75106 120.9808 31.75106
3 186.6025 67.6327 125.9808 32.6327
Yb
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 Infinite Slope

Influence of Slope Angle

Influence of Cohesion
Influence of Water - NoInfluence
Cohesionof Water - Cohesion
Slope FS Cohesion FS Water FS Water FS
10 3.27 0 1.59 0 1.59 0 2.21
15 2.15 20 1.71 1 1.38 1 2
20 1.59 40 1.84 2 1.16 2 1.79
25 1.24 60 1.96 3 0.95 3 1.58
30 1 80 2.08 4 0.74 4 1.37
100 2.21 5 0.53 5 1.16

Influence of Seismicity
Influence of Vegetation - Shallow
Influence of Vegetation - Deep
kh FS RR TS FS RR TS FS
0 1.59 0 0 1.59 0 0 1.59
0.1 1.2 160 0 2.58 0 120 1.59
0.2 0.95 160 120 2.39
0.3 0.77
0.4 0.65

3.5
3
2.5
Factor of Safety

2
1.5
1
0.5
0
10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30
Slope Angle (Degrees)
 1.8
1.6
1.4

Factor of Safety
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
Forensics 0.2
Phi 37
0
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4
Seismic Coeffecient (g's)

2.5

2
Factor of Safety

1.5 1.8 1.6

1.6 1.4
1 1.4
1.2
Factor of Safety

1.2 2.5 Factor of Safety

0.5 1
1
2 0.8
0 0.8
Factor of Safety

0 0.6
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0.6
1.5
0.4 Cohesion (psf) 0.4
0.2 1 0.2
0 0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 0 5 10 15 20
0.5
Water Level (Feet) Seismic Coeffeci
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5
Water Level (Feet)
 Culmann Method of Slices
Back-Analysis
Max Slope 46 Phi (draine 33

Max Slope 31 Repair

FS Width
Equipment Example 1.2 25 feet
Surcharge DistanceFS 1.3 30.5 feet
0 0.68 1.4 36.5 feet
5 0.81 1.5 42 feet
10 0.95
15 1.11
20 1.25
25 1.35
30 1.35
35 1.35
40 1.35

45
40
35
Buttress Width (ffet)

30
25
20
15
10
5
0
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 1.2 1.25 1.3 1.35 1.4 1.45
Seismic Coeffecient (g's) Drained Factor of Safety
 Repair
Volume
7 cy/ft
10 cy/ft
14 cy/ft
19 cy/ft Rockfill/Excavation Volume (yds/ft)

20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
3 1.35 1.4 1.45 1.5
ned Factor of Safety