Phi-c reduction and comparison with Bishop's method

This document describes an example that is used to verify the ultimate limit state capabilities of PLAXIS. The problem involves the stability of an embankment. PLAXIS results are compared with Bishop's method of slices (Verruijt, 2001). The influence of the load distribution in PLAXIS 3D is studied as well.

Used version:

• PLAXIS 2D: 2018.00 | 2016.01 | 2015.02
• PLAXIS 3D: 2018.00 | 2016.01 | AE.01