• Umi Salma

ABSTRACT: Large number of roads are constructed along the hilly slopes all along the world. These roads have a common problem of failure triggered due to many reasons ranging from rainfall to the unstable slope angles. Such roads are quite common in Kashmir Valley which is surrounded by large mountains on all sides. In addition to that Kashmir Valley is also known for its harsh weather conditions in the form of sub-zero conditions during winters. The slope roads thus constructed are in high dangers of failure. Landslides are a common trend in winters on such roads leading to road blockage for days sometimes, causing huge inconvenience to the commuters. In addition to huge expenses on repairs and maintenance, it also causes threat to human lives which are more precious than anything. One such road was selected in this study known as Bjibehara-Semithan road which acts as a link road from Bjibehara town and a place known as Semithan. Analysis was done on the said road using GEO-5 software in which Bishop’s analysis was done to check the safety of the slope. The analysis was done both in saturated as well as unsaturated conditions. The analysis results showed the Factor of Safety (FOS) to be 1.68 in dry conditions and 1.53. Thus slope was found to be safe in both the conditions, however in saturated conditions, the value of FOS is nearer to 1.5 ( the critical safety value) ,hence some safety measures were given at the end of the study.

Shear strength parameters, Factor of safety, GEO-5 Software.

"Analysis of slope on Bjibehara-Semithan Road using GEO-5 Software(bishops method)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.792-797, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907N10.pdf

"Analysis of slope on Bjibehara-Semithan Road using GEO-5 Software(bishops method)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp792-797, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907N10.pdf