Stability of large-scale slopes
Xiaoru Dai and Wolfgang Fellin, Barbara Schneider-Muntau
Slope failures can have serious consequences, e.g. trigger tsunamis. The PhD candidate Xiaoru Dai focuses her research on the understanding of landslide mechanisms with different failure criteria, and the validation in some real case studies. In her PhD project, the stability is investigated by limit equilibrium method, finite element limit analysis and strength reduction finite element analysis. Two real case studies have been conducted, which are Taan Fiord landslide in Alaska, and Ludoialm landslide in Tyrol, Austria, respectively. The findings from real case studies help to clarify possible triggering mechanisms of landslides by comparing the results and the observed sliding surfaces in actual situations.