Grey Relational Analysis on Influencing Factors of Highway Slope Safety in Ankang Mountain Area
In recent years, Ankang has witnessed frequent occurrence of collapses and other instability phenomena, which brought huge losses to urban and rural transportation, and agricultural production. Therefore, it is very important to research and analyze the stability of highway slopes in this area. This paper systematically explores the factors that affect slope safety, namely, slope height, slope angle, cohesive force, bulk density, internal friction angle, and crack depth, through grey relational analysis (GRA), using engineering analysis software and MATLAB. The stability of the high slope was further evaluated through sensitivity analysis. The results show that cohesive force and internal friction angle are the leading factors affecting slope stability, followed by crack depth, while slope angle, bulk density and slope height are not major influencing factors. The research results provide the basis for the protection and design of similar slopes in Ankang prefecture.