| The stability of a slope, either natural or artificial, is of considerable importance. The purpose of this thesis is to find a method that is suitable to analyze slopes using a non-circular failure surface, where the failure mechanism is governed by structural weaknesses of the slope material. The Generalized Wedge Method was modified and extended to handle the requirements posed by rock slopes. The method was updated and several features were added to improve the application to stability analysis problems. Once implemented, the method was tested on a large number of test problems to validate its accuracy with success. The modified method was found to be accurate in modeling and analyzing problems commonly encountered in rock slope engineering. |
