Slope Stability 7-53

No water in crack β=0

1.0
0.9 30°
Factor µt
0.8 Toe and 60°
0.7 slope circles
90°
0.6 No water in
crack Slope circle
0.5
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 b :1 Ht
Ratio Ht / H β

No water in crack d=∞

1.0
1.0
0.9 0.5
Factor µt

0.8 0
0.7 Deep circles Toe circle
0.6 No water in b :1 Ht
crack β
0.5
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
Ratio Ht / H

Crack filled with water β = 0 Deep circle

1.0 d = D/H
0.9 b :1 Ht
30° β H
Factor µt

0.8 Toe and 60°

0.7 slope circles D
90°
0.6 Crack filled
with water
0.5
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
Ratio Ht / H

Crack filled with water d = ∞

1.0
1.0
0.9 0.5
Factor µt

0.8 0
0.7 Deep circles
0.6 Crack filled
with water
0.5
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
Ratio Ht / H
FIGURE 7.33 Tension crack adjustment factors for φ = 0 and φ > 0 soils (after Janbu 1968).

Procedure 2. Soils with ␾ > 0, c > 0 and Uniform Strength

The slope stability charts for φ > 0 soils are presented in Figure 7.34. These charts can be used
for both total and effective stress analysis. The adjustment factors for surcharge pressure,
seepage and submergence, and tension cracks are obtained from the charts presented in
Figures 7.31–7.33 for φ = 0 soils.
The stability numbers in Figure 7.34 are calculated using a toe circle, which is mostly the
case for slopes in uniform soils with φ > 0. In nonhomogeneous soils, or if water is present
outside the slope, a circle other than the toe circle may be critical. In estimating the location
of the critical circle, the following criteria may be used:

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