Pore-Water Pressures Defined Using a Finite Element Analysis


Application GeoStudio
Version Latest version
Primary Analysis SLOPE/W
Keywords GeoStudio, SLOPE/W, pore pressures, water, finite element, SEEP/W, numerical, simulation

Introduction

Pore-water pressures impose one of the greatest controls on the stability of slopes. The porewater pressure can be defined in a SLOPE/W analysis using a variety of approaches including a
piezometric line, spatial pressure head function, or a finite element analysis. This example illustrates how to set-up and interpret the results of a SLOPE/W analysis that uses pore-water pressures defined using SEEP/W.

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