Analysis of Reinforced and Un - reinforced Soil Slopes using Abaqus

Assessing the strength of soil slopes and investigating the means for increasing their safety against failure are crucial in construction projects involving large soil masses. Slope stability analyses have traditionally been performed using a limit state approach. However, any presence of reinforcement or local heterogeneity necessitates the use of numerical techniques such as finite element analysis. Abaqus/Standard can be used for modeling reinforced soils and can thus help geotechnical engineers in determining optimal reinforcement sizes and placement configurations. Abaqus/Explicit can be used for modeling the failure as well as the movement of dislodged soil masses.