Fig. 13

Evolution of plastic strain contour maps obtained by the double strength reduction method 3 with the degradation of strength parameters: (a) original strength parameters; (b) global zone Fc = 1.21, Fφ = 1.1, shear zone Fφ = 1.1; (c) global zone Fc = 1.44, Fφ = 1.2, shear zone Fφ = 1.1; (d) global zone Fc = 1.69, Fφ = 1.3, shear zone Fφ = 1.1.