The GLE Formulation and the Various Methods of Stability Analysis

February 22, 2007 rockman Website Reviews Comments Off on The GLE Formulation and the Various Methods of Stability Analysis

GeoSlope International has a nice overview of the general limit equilibrium (GLE) method in their February 2007 newsletter available from their website. I personally always struggle to remember the difference between the various methods of slope stability analysis, such as Bishop’s method, Janbu’s method, GLE, Spencer’s and Morgensten-Price. This article has a couple of nice figures showing how they all relate to each other and what that means for the factor of safety.

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