Krahn John. The 2001 R.M. Hardy Lecture: The limits of limit equilibrium analyses

Paper. — NRC Research Press Web site (Cgj.nrc.ca on). — 2002-2003. — 17 p. Introduction General limit equilibrium method Sliding mass contortion Contrasting material Concentrated loads Forces outside the sliding mass Slip surface normal forces Limit equilibrium forces and stresses Missing physics Finite element computed stresses in a limitequilibrium framework Commentary on finite element stress-based stability analysis Concluding remarks Acknowledgements References