Slope Stability Analysis of an Earth Dam by Using Limit Equilibrium Method and Finite Element Method

Slope stability analysis is one of the most prominent subject matter in geotechnical engineering. A comparison has been conducted between the methods of limit equilibrium (LE) and finite element (FE) that are commonly used in this study. The study utilizes one LE based software (SLOPE/W) and one FE based software (PLAXIS). The principal difference between…