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Bishop's Method of Slices is a limit equilibrium method used for assessing slope stability, particularly for circular slip surfaces, by balancing vertical forces and moments. The method involves dividing the soil mass into vertical slices and applying the Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion, with an iterative solution to calculate the factor of safety. It is recognized for its simplicity and accuracy, making it widely accepted in geotechnical engineering.

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Bishops Method Presentation

Bishop's Method of Slices is a limit equilibrium method used for assessing slope stability, particularly for circular slip surfaces, by balancing vertical forces and moments. The method involves dividing the soil mass into vertical slices and applying the Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion, with an iterative solution to calculate the factor of safety. It is recognized for its simplicity and accuracy, making it widely accepted in geotechnical engineering.

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Bishop's Method of Slices

Presented by:
Faiqa Shahid
2024 MSGE 1
Introduction
• Bishop's Method is a limit equilibrium method
used to assess slope stability.
• Suitable for circular slip surfaces.
• Balances vertical forces and moments.
• It is simpler and sufficiently accurate.
Assumptions
• - Circular slip surface
• - Soil mass divided into vertical slices
• - Only vertical interslice forces considered
• - Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion applied
• - Each slice in vertical equilibrium
Symbols & Parameters
Symbol Description
W Weight of slice
N Normal force
u Pore pressure
l Base length
α Base angle
c', φ' Effective strength parameters
F Factor of safety
R Radius of slip circle
Mohr-Coulomb Shear Strength
• Shear strength S:
• S = c' + (N - u l) tan φ'

• Mobilized shear stress:


• τ=S/F
Vertical Force Equilibrium
• N cos α = W - U - τ sin α

• Substitute τ = (1/F)(c' + (N - U) tan φ')

• Solving for N:
• N = [W - U - (1/F)c' sin α + (1/F)U tan φ' sin
α] / [cos α + (1/F) tan φ' sin α]
Moment Equilibrium
• Total moment equilibrium about center of slip
circle:
• F = Σ[(c' l + (N - u l) tan φ') * r] / Σ(W sin α)

• N is substituted from vertical equilibrium


equation
Simplified Bishop's Equation
• F = Σ[(c' l + (W - u l) tan φ') * m_α] / Σ(W sin α)

• Where:
• m_α = 1 / [cos α + (tan φ'/F) sin α]

• This equation is solved iteratively.


Numerical Example - Data
Slice W (kN) α (°) l (m) u (kPa)
1 50 10 2.0 10
2 60 5 2.0 8
3 45 15 2.0 12
Numerical Example - Slice 1
• α = 10°, φ' = 25°
• u * l = 10 * 2 = 20
• m_α = 0.9612
• (c' l + (W - u l) tan φ') * m_α = 32.67
Numerical Example - Slice 2 & 3
• Repeat calculations for Slice 2 and 3.
• Sum numerators
• Sum W sin α for denominator
• Compute F = Numerator / Denominator
Iteration and Convergence
• Recalculate m_α using updated F
• Repeat calculation until F converges (change <
0.01)
• Typically 2–3 iterations
Conclusion
• Bishop's Method offers a balance of simplicity
and accuracy
• Ideal for circular slip surfaces
• Requires iterative solution
• Widely accepted in geotechnical engineering
References
• - Bishop, A.W. (1955)
• - Duncan, J.M. & Wright, S.G. (2005)
• - Das, B.M. (2010)
Q&A
• Thank you!
• Questions?

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