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Appendix D- Slope Stability Analysis for poFlRL-2001-11<br />

I Environmental Cap Rev.At riftA<br />

Rcdfinc/Strikcout<br />

1<br />

2 Stability of the cover veneer under undrained conditions and the entire embankment under all<br />

3 loading conditions was evaluated in a two-dimensional analysis by the method of slices using the<br />

4 computer program STABLSM, initially developed by Purdue University and the Federal<br />

5 Highways Administration. The modified Bishop and Janbu methods were used to evaluate the<br />

6 factor of safety. Multiple runs of the model were performed for both circular failure surfaces and<br />

7 random failure surfaces radiating from straight lines between user-defined blocks, and the<br />

8 computer model was allowed to search for the failure surface with the minimum factor of safety.<br />

9<br />

10 D3.2 Seismic Deformation Analyses<br />

11<br />

12 The peak ground acceleration at the crest of the embankment was estimated from the site-<br />

13 specific response spectra using the method of Makdisi and Seed (1979). Based on engineering<br />

14 judgment, an estimation of the maximum shear wave velocity of 340 rn/sec (1,110 ft/sec) was<br />

15 assumed. A peak horizontal acceleration of 1.3 g at the top of the environmental cap was<br />

16 determined using the Makdisi and Seed (1979) method.<br />

17<br />

18 Permanent deformation was estimated by a method outlined by Makdisi and Seed (1978). First,<br />

19 stability analyses for the portion of environmental cap or slopes in question were performed to<br />

20 determine the yield acceleration, or horizontal acceleration at which the factor of safety is 1.0.<br />

'^21 The location of the failure surface relative to the top of the environmental cap was then used to<br />

22 determine the average acceleration throughout the location of the failure surface (accelerations<br />

23 decrease with depth below the crest of the environmental cap). The ratio of the yield<br />

24 acceleration to this average acceleration is then used to estimate deformation based on the<br />

25 Makdisi and Seed (1978) empirical charts that consider the magnitude of shaking and the first<br />

26 natural period of ground motion. The Makdisi and Seed (1978) method is generally considered<br />

27 to conservatively predict deformations, but can only predict them to within a few inches.<br />

28<br />

29<br />

30 D.4 SUMMARY OF STABILITY ANALYSIS RESULTS<br />

31<br />

32 D.4.1 Results for Alternative 3<br />

33<br />

34 Based on the results of the stability analyses, the layout for Alternative 3 (as well as<br />

35 Alternative 4) involves a relatively flat upper slope for the engineered barrier and a steeper slope<br />

36 for the erosion protection layer. Thus, based on results of stability analyses, the finished<br />

37 environmental cap configurations were based on two modes of slope movement:<br />

38<br />

39 • Slippage within the engineered surface barrier layers<br />

40<br />

41 • A more deep-seated failure into the engineered fill and roughly parallel with the erosion<br />

42 protection layer.<br />

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44<br />

Final Fcaribility Stvdyfor the Canyon Dl rpoatiioar Intthtive (221-U Facility)<br />

June z003 D-6

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