Table 2 Comparison of Nc and FS.

From: New failure mechanism for evaluating seismic and static undrained bearing capacity adjacent to 2D slope

Methods

H/B

0.25

0.5

1

3

5

Meyerhof (1957)

Nc

4

3.84

3.5/4.2

4.2

4.2

FS

1.035

1.042

1.115/0.946

0.953

0.958

Georgiadis(2010)

Nc

4.27

3.88

3.85

3.85

3.85

FS

0.972

1.032

1.024

1.031

1.038

This study

NcTS

3.88

3.88

3.88

3.88

3.88

FSTS

1.066

1.032

1.016

1.024

1.03

  1. Note: Symbol “/” represents Nc and FS oscillating; TS represents This study.
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