Slope Stability Check Using Bishop Simplified Methods

Table to Compute Factor of Safety

Input the following Values Cohesion
Unit Weight of Soil 125 PCF Times
Friction Angle of Soil 20 DEG Base
Cohesion of Soil 200 PSF Plus
Trial Factor of Safety 1.5 DL Weight Weight
Slope Angle 55 DEG Times Times Bishop Bishop Bishop
Slope Height 20 FT Sin Tan Term Column 8 Term Column 8 Term Column 8
Base Base Friction Trial FS Divide New FS Divide New FS Divide
Slice Width Height Area Weight Angle Angle Angle Value Column 9 Value Column 11 Value Column 13
(FT) (FT) (CF) (LBS) DEG (LBS) (LBS) DL DL DL DL DL DL
1 2.0 2.5 5 621 12 130 624 1.0 607 1.0 597.8 1.0 595
2 2.0 5.0 10 1243 15 330 850 1.0 827 1.0 811.5 1.1 807
3 2.0 7.5 15 1864 20 648 1076 1.0 1053 1.0 1028.2 1.1 1021
4 2.0 9.0 18 2237 24 917 1212 1.0 1198 1.0 1164.4 1.1 1154
5 2.0 11.0 22 2734 34 1533 1393 1.0 1445 1.0 1387.2 1.0 1370
6 2.0 12.0 24 2983 45 2113 1483 0.9 1690 0.9 1598.0 0.9 1571
7 2.0 12.0 24 2983 55 2443 1483 0.8 1921 0.8 1785.5 0.8 1747
8 2.0 8.0 16 1989 63 1776 1122 0.7 1682 0.7 1535.2 0.8 1494
9 2.0 5.0 10 1243 73 1190 850 0.5 1628 0.6 1439.9 0.6 1389
10 2.0 2.0 4 497 79 488 579 0.4 1359 0.5 1167.1 0.5 1117
Sum 11569 Sum 13409 12514.8 12266
Input Input Input New FS 1.2 New FS 1.1 New FS 1.1
Col 2 Col 3 Col 4 Col 5 Col 6 Col 7 Col 8 Col 9 Col 10 Col 11 Col 12 Col 13 Col 14

INPUT DATA NEEDED?

Determine soil properties and slope geometry with units in pounds and feet
Draw a scaled drawing of the subject slope and a toe circle failure surface to analysis
Divide the failure area into ten vertical slices of equal width
Measure the width of the equal slices and input in Column 2
Measure the average height of each slice and input in Column 3
Measure the average angle from horizontal to slip surface for each slice and input in Column 6
This spreadsheet has slice geometry formulas built-in in Columns 2,3 and 6 (which is incorrect for most steep slopes)
See USACE Manual Number EM 1110-2-1902, Oct 31, 2003, Appendix F for additional information (on the web)
NOTES
DL=dimensionless unit (Ratio)
Based on toe circle failure extending half the length of the slope into the top of the slope
Column 7 is the sum of the sliding forces
Column 8 is the sum of the resisting forces in each individual slice
Toe circle geometry was roughly estimated using graphic means