Case No. | Example problem | Ordinary method | Bishop Simplified method | Spencer’s method | Janbu Simplified method |
1 | Simple 2:1 slope, 40ft (12 m) high, ; psf (29 kpa) | 1.928 | 2.08 | 2.073 | 2.041 |
2 | Same as 1 with a thin, weak layer with ; | 1.288 | 1.377 | 1.373 | 1.448 |
3 | Same as 1 except with ru = 0.25 for both materials | 1.607 | 1.766 | 1.761 | 1.735 |
4 | Same as 2 except with ru = 0.25 for both materials | 1.029 | 1.124 | 1.118 | 1.191 |
5 | Same as 1 except with a piezometric line | 1.693 | 1.834 | 1.830 | 1.827 |
6 | Same as 2 except with piezometric line for both materials | 1.171 | 1.248 | 1.245 | 1.333 |