Dry cohesionless slope with no vertical seismic coefficient — simplest case
Fos Seismic
Computes the factor of safety for embankment or natural slopes subjected to earthquake inertia forces using the pseudo-static infinite slope method per USACE EM 1110-2-1902 and ICOLD Bulletin 148. Applies horizontal and vertical seismic coefficients to the sliding mass, accounts for pore water pressure via the pore pressure ratio ru, and derives the yield acceleration ky at which FoS reaches unity.
8 fields
6 archetypes
with-tool
3 scored fields
contract fields
Parameter Map
8 inputs to 3 scored outputs
slope_angle_deg
floatSlope angle beta measured from horizontal
5 to 45degreesslip_depth_m
floatDepth to the slip surface measured vertically from the slope face
1 to 20mcohesion_kpa
floatfrom archetypehidden in hardEffective cohesion c' of the embankment material
0 to 80kPafriction_angle_deg
floatfrom archetypehidden in hardEffective friction angle phi' of the embankment material
0 to 45degreesunit_weight_kn_m3
floatfrom archetypehidden in hardBulk unit weight of the embankment material gamma
16 to 22kN/m³pore_pressure_ratio
floatPore pressure ratio ru = u / (gamma * z * cos²β)
0 to 0.5kh
floatHorizontal seismic coefficient (fraction of g)
0.05 to 0.4kv
floatoptionalVertical seismic coefficient (fraction of g, acts upward for conservative case)
0 to 0.2
Factor of safety under pseudo-static seismic loading (dimensionless)
Yield (critical) horizontal acceleration at which FoS = 1.0 (fraction of g)
Yield acceleration ratio ky / kh (dimensionless)
visibility contract
Difficulty Ladder
Embankment with pore pressure and cohesion, all parameters given
Material properties hidden; agent infers from embankment description and site context
scenario bands
Archetype Atlas
homogeneous_earth_dam
3 contextsHomogeneous earth dam with compacted clay core
snowy-mountains-dam / wivenhoe-spillway / warragamba-embankment
zoned_rockfill_dam
3 contextsZoned rockfill dam with gravel shell
thomson-dam-gippsland / hinze-dam-gold-coast / cotter-dam-act
tailings_dam
3 contextsTailings storage facility embankment with mine waste fill
bowen-basin-tsf / kalgoorlie-tailings / hunter-valley-tsf
road_embankment_seismic
3 contextsRoad embankment in a moderate seismic zone
newcastle-road-embankment / adelaide-hills-embankment / launceston-highway
natural_slope_seismic
3 contextsNatural hillside slope in a seismically active region
blue-mountains-escarpment / cairns-range-hillside / otway-ranges-slope
levee_seismic
3 contextsRiver levee under earthquake loading
murray-river-levee / fitzroy-river-levee / hawkesbury-river-levee
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snowy-mountains-dam-homogeneous-earth-dam-preview
- difficulty
- hard
- visibility
- partial
- archetype
- homogeneous_earth_dam
- site context
- snowy-mountains-dam
visible fields
- slope_angle_deg15 to 25 degrees
- slip_depth_m1 to 20 m
- pore_pressure_ratio0.1 to 0.3
- kh0.05 to 0.15
- kv0 to 0.05
withheld schema
Homogeneous earth dam with compacted clay core. snowy-mountains-dam. Required outputs: fos, yield_acceleration_ky, yield_ratio