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SLOPE8R: a computer program for slope stability analysis with non-circular slip surfaces - microcomputer version

Duncan, James M.; Wong, Kai S.

UCB/GT-84-08, University of California, Berkeley, Geotechnical Engineering, 1984-04, PDF (5.4 MB)

The SLOPE8R program, originally developed at UC Berkeley in 1971, calculates the factor of safety for specified non-circular slip surfaces based on Spencer's method. It may be used for total or effective stress analyses or a combination of both. This microcomputer version was prepared in 1983.

Available online: http://library.eerc.berkeley.edu/documents/GEOTECH/UCB-GT-84-08.pdf