An expert system for analysis and design of cut slopes and embankments
Azm S. Al-Homoud, and Guaiba A. Al-Masri
American University of Sharjah, School of Engineering, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
An expert system is developed for evaluating failure potential of cut slopes and embankments. The fuzzy sets theory is used with the modified Monte Carlo simulation technique to obtain the Slope Failure Potential Index (SFPI) incorporating factors affecting slope stability, such as geology, topography, geomorphology, precipitation, vegetation, and drainage conditions. The developed Cut Slopes and Embankments Expert System (CSEES) includes a classification system for evaluating failure potential of cut slopes and embankments, and a data bank on landslides in Jordan. The proposed classification system and slope failure potential method proved to be successful for the areas that experienced landslides in the past. The expert system can be used directly for areas with the same geological formations as those areas at which landslides occurred in the past and for areas with other geological formations by modifying the rock type or foundation material type factor incorporated in the expert system.
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