In the framework of designing civil engineering structures such as dams and road
embankments, slope stability assessment is essential. Many slope stability assessment …

Slope stability assessment is a critical research area in civil engineering. Disastrous
consequences of slope collapse necessitate better tools for predicting their occurrences …

For preventing landslide disasters caused by the slope collapse, it is crucial to research on
the investigation of slope stability. For the very complex influence factors on the slope …

In this study, a new particle swarm optimisation (PSO) approach is proposed for evaluating
the factor of safety (FS) in a slope stability analysis based on the limit equilibrium method …

Slope stability analysis of soil with a weak layer sandwiched between two strong layers is
considered as a complex geotechnical problem. In this problem, the objective function is non …

Quick development of computer execution empowers new improvements in the field of
geotechnical engineering and related zones. Considering design variables, constraints, and …

This paper has proposed an effective method to determine the minimum factor of safety (FS)
and associated critical failure surface in slope stability analysis. The search for the minimum …

Slope stability analysis is one of the most sophisticated and challenging task in the field of
mining and Geo-technical engineering. Locating the critical slip surface associate with a …

This paper first proposes an effective modification for the gravitational search algorithm. The
new strategy used an adaptive maximum velocity constraint, which aims to control the global …

Slope stability optimization, in the presence of a band of a weak layer between two strong
layers, is accounted for in complicated geotechnical problems. Classical optimization …