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