Investigation of slope failure mode evolution during large deformation in spatially variable soils by random limit equilibrium and material point methods

This study investigates the occurrence and evolution of various slope failure modes during large deformation in spatially variable soils using Monte Carlo simulation combined with Limit Equilibrium Method (LEM) and Material Point Method (MPM). The proposed method takes advantage of both methods, i.e., the computational efficiency of LEM and the MPM’s capability of modeling the whole process of a landslide, particularly large deformation of soils...