Stability During Steady State Seepage Conditions

"Long-term stability computations are performed for conditions that will exist a sufficient length of time after construction for steady-state seepage or hydrostatic conditions to develop. (Hydrostatic conditions are a special case of steady-state seepage, in which there is no flow.) Stability computations are performed using shear strengths expressed in terms of effective stresses, with pore pressures appropriate for the long-term condition."

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