Slope Stability Check

Basic Course Session 1

01 Overview
GTS NX

Modeling and Analysis Summary

The model represents 4 stage for slope excavation work which is supported by reinforcement such as lean
concrete on the slope face and 4 layers of soilnail.
This tutorial is aiming on performing the analysis to check F.O.S of excavated slope and verify water
drawdown.
This tutorial will be carried out with “Semi-Coupled Analysis” which is supported by GTS NX to check water
behavior as well.

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02 Material & Property
GTS NX

Ground [unit : kN, m]

Name Fill SVI SV SIV

Material Isotropic Isotropic Isotropic Isotropic

Model Type Mohr-Coulomb Mohr-Coulomb Mohr-Coulomb Mohr-Coulomb

General

Elastic Modulus (E) [kN/m2] 10,000 16,666 83,333 250,000

Poisson’s Ratio (v) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

Unit Weight (γ) [kN/m3] 17 20 21 22

Ko 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7

Porous

Unit Weight (Saturated) [kN/m3] 18 21 22 23

Drainage Parameters Drained Drained Drained Drained

Non-Linear

Cohesion (c) [kN/m2] 1 1 5 15

Frictional Angle (Φ) [deg] 30 30 32 34

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02 Material & Property
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Structure [unit : kN, m]

Name Conc’ Steel

Material Isotropic Isotropic

Model Type Elastic Elastic

Elastic Modulus (E) [kN/m2] 28,000,000 205,000,000

Poisson’s Ratio (v) 0.15 0.15

Unit Weight (γ) [kN/m3] 24 74

Property (Structure) [unit : kN, m]

Name Material Type

Lean Concrete (0.1 m) Conc’ Beam

Soil Nail (Dia. 0.2m @ 2.4m c/c) Steel Embedded Truss

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Geometry Modeling
03 Geometry Modeling
GTS NX
Starting
Procedure
1 Open the start file

“SLOPE BASIC SESSION 1

START” 1

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03 Geometry Modeling
GTS NX
Check the properties
2
Procedure
1 Check existing materials
1
(Mesh > Prop./CSys./Func. >
Material)
1 2

2 Check existing properties

(Mesh > Prop./CSys./Func. >
Property)

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03 Geometry Modeling
GTS NX
Import CAD file
Procedure
1 Click “DWG(Wireframe)…”
3

2 Click 1
“Select AutoCAD DWG File”

3 Double click
“SLOPE BASIC COURSE”

4 Click “OK”

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03 Geometry Modeling
GTS NX
Intersect the lines
Procedure 1

1 Click “Intersect”

2 Select curve (20 curves)

Click “OK”

[Information]
Curves will be divided by points. 2

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03 Geometry Modeling
GTS NX
Create Surface
Procedure 1

1 Click “Make Face”

2 Select curve (16 curves)

Click “OK”
2

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03 Geometry Modeling
GTS NX
Imprint lines on face
Procedure 1

1 Click “Imprint”

2 Go to “Curve” tab
Select 1 face (ctrl + a)
Select 56 curves (ctrl + a)
Check on “Direction of Shortest
Path Line”
Click “OK”

[Information]
When you imprint the lines on
the specific face, you can see
that faces are divided by lines.

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03 Geometry Modeling
GTS NX
Imprint lines on face
Procedure
1 <Geometry tree>
Delete every curves 1

[Information]
Curves are already imprinted to
face so that those curves will not
use anymore.

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03 Geometry Modeling
GTS NX
Property control
Procedure 1

1 Click “Prop Ctrl.”

2 Go to “Face” tab
Select 1st layer of face
Property change to “Fill”
Click “Apply”

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03 Geometry Modeling
GTS NX
Property control
Procedure
1 Select 2nd layer of face
Property change to “SVI”
Click “Apply”

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03 Geometry Modeling
GTS NX
Property control
Procedure
1 Select 3rd layer of face
Property change to “SV”
Click “Apply”

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03 Geometry Modeling
GTS NX
Property control
Procedure
1 Select 4th layer of face
Property change to “SIV”
Click “OK”

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03 Geometry Modeling
GTS NX
Control mesh size
Procedure 1

1 Click “Size Ctrl.”

Go to “Edge” tab
Select curves on face of slope
Mesh Size: 0.5 m
Click “Apply”

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03 Geometry Modeling
GTS NX
Control mesh size
Procedure
1 Select 6 curves
Mesh Size: 4 m
Click “Apply”
1

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03 Geometry Modeling
GTS NX
Control mesh size
Procedure
1 Select 4 curves
Method “Linear Grading(Length)” 1
Start Length: 1 m
End Length: 4 m
Click “Apply”

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03 Geometry Modeling
GTS NX
Control mesh size
Procedure
1 Select 1 curve
(Select Reversed Object) 1
Method “Linear Grading(Length)”
Start Length: 1 m
End Length: 4 m
Click “OK”

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Mesh Generation
04 Mesh Generation
GTS NX
Generate the mesh for ground
Procedure 3
1 Select every face
Right click from mouse
Click “Generate Mesh”

2 Size Method: 1 m
2
Click “>>”

3 Element Type: Tri+Quad

Check “Higher-Order Element”
Check “Register Each Mesh..”
Click “OK”

Click “OK”

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04 Mesh Generation
GTS NX
Generate the mesh for lean concrete
2
Procedure
1 <Geometry tree>
3
Show all 1

<Mesh tree>
Hide all

2 Click “Extract”

3 Select 2 curves
Property: LEAN CONCRETE
Mesh Set: LC -1
Click “Apply”

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04 Mesh Generation
GTS NX
Generate the mesh for lean concrete
Procedure
1 Select 3 curves
1
Property: LEAN CONCRETE
Mesh Set: LC -2
Click “Apply”

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04 Mesh Generation
GTS NX
Generate the mesh for lean concrete
Procedure
1 Select 2 curves
1
Property: LEAN CONCRETE
Mesh Set: LC -3
Click “Apply”

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04 Mesh Generation
GTS NX
Generate the mesh for lean concrete
Procedure
1 Select 2 curves
1
Property: LEAN CONCRETE
Mesh Set: LC -4
Click “OK”

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04 Mesh Generation
GTS NX
Generate the mesh for soil nail
2
Procedure
1 <Geometry tree>
Hide all 1
3

<Mesh tree>
Show all

2 Click “Create”

3 Click start point & end point

Property: SOILNAIL
Mesh Set: SN -1
Click “Apply”

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04 Mesh Generation
GTS NX
Generate the mesh for soil nail
Procedure
1 Click start point & end point
Property: SOILNAIL
1
Mesh Set: SN -2
Click “Apply”

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04 Mesh Generation
GTS NX
Generate the mesh for soil nail
Procedure
1 Click start point & end point
Property: SOILNAIL
1
Mesh Set: SN -3
Click “Apply”

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04 Mesh Generation
GTS NX
Generate the mesh for soil nail
Procedure
1 Click start point & end point
Property: SOILNAIL
1
Mesh Set: SN -4
Click “OK”

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04 Mesh Generation
GTS NX
Change mesh set name
Procedure
1 Select mesh set for
1st excavation

Right click from mouse

Click “Merge”

Change merged mesh set name

to “EX1”

[Information]
You can find highlight with blue
color from mesh tree when you
select mesh set on working
window

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04 Mesh Generation
GTS NX
Change mesh set name
Procedure
1 Select mesh set for
2nd excavation

Change mesh set name to “EX2”

[Information]
You can find highlight with blue
color from mesh tree when you
select mesh set on working
window

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04 Mesh Generation
GTS NX
Change mesh set name
Procedure
1 Select mesh set for
3rd excavation

Change mesh set name to “EX3”

[Information]
You can find highlight with blue
color from mesh tree when you
select mesh set on working
window

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04 Mesh Generation
GTS NX
Change mesh set name
Procedure
1 Select mesh set for
4th excavation

Change mesh set name to “EX4”

[Information]
You can find highlight with blue
color from mesh tree when you
select mesh set on working
window

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Load & Boundary Condition
05 Load & Boundary Condition
GTS NX
Make boundary condition to ground
Procedure 1

1 Click “Constraint”

2 Go to “Auto” tab
Boundary Set name “BC” 2
Click “OK”

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05 Load & Boundary Condition
GTS NX
Make self weight
Procedure 1

1 Click “Self Weight”

2
2 Load Set name “SW”
Click “OK”

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05 Load & Boundary Condition
GTS NX
Make surcharge
Procedure 1

1 Click “Press.”
2

2 Go to “Edge” tab
Object type “2D Element Edge”

Select 8 objects

P or P1 “10”
Load Set name “SURCHARGE”
Click “OK”

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Water Level
06 Water Level
GTS NX
Define water levels for each excavation stage
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Procedure
1 Click “Nodal Head”

2 Select nodes on the right-hand

side (below 1st layer of soil)
Value: 39 m
Type: Total
Boundary Set: R.INITIAL
Click “Apply”

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06 Water Level
GTS NX
Define water levels for each excavation stage
Procedure
1 Select nodes on the left-hand
side (below 1st layer of soil)
Value: 39 m
Type: Total
Boundary Set: L.INITIAL
Click “Apply”

[Information]
Be careful when you select node.
You do not need to select inside
nodes.

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06 Water Level
GTS NX
Define water levels for each excavation stage
Procedure
1 <Mesh tree>
Hide “EX1” mesh set 1

Select nodes from floor of ex1

Value: 0
Type: Pressure
Boundary Set: L.EX1
Click “Apply”

[Information]
The meaning of Value “0” and
Type “Pressure” is 0 pressure on
the selected nodes

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06 Water Level
GTS NX
Define water levels for each excavation stage
Procedure
1 <Mesh tree>
Hide “EX2” mesh set 1

Select nodes from floor of ex2

Value: 0
Type: Pressure
Boundary Set: L.EX2
Click “Apply”

[Information]
The meaning of Value “0” and
Type “Pressure” is 0 pressure on
the selected nodes

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06 Water Level
GTS NX
Define water levels for each excavation stage
Procedure
1 <Mesh tree>
Hide “EX3” mesh set 1

Select nodes from floor of ex3

Value: 0
Type: Pressure
Boundary Set: L.EX3
Click “Apply”

[Information]
The meaning of Value “0” and
Type “Pressure” is 0 pressure on
the selected nodes

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06 Water Level
GTS NX
Define water levels for each excavation stage
Procedure
1 <Mesh tree>
Hide “EX4” mesh set 1

Select nodes from floor of ex4

Value: 0
Type: Pressure
Boundary Set: L.EX4
Click “OK”

[Information]
The meaning of Value “0” and
Type “Pressure” is 0 pressure on
the selected nodes

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Thank you!