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A novel hybrid surrogate model for the stability and post-failure analysis of spatially variable slopes using a smoothed sequential limit analysis
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H. Xua, H.C. Nguyenb, *, M. Nazemc, X. Hed, X. Chene, R. Sousae, J. Kowalskif
Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering | 2026, 18(5) : 3365 - 3393
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Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering | 2026, 18(5): 3365-3393
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A novel hybrid surrogate model for the stability and post-failure analysis of spatially variable slopes using a smoothed sequential limit analysis
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H. Xua, H.C. Nguyenb, *, M. Nazemc, X. Hed, X. Chene, R. Sousae, J. Kowalskif
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  • aFaculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
  • bFaculty of Civil Engineering, HUTECH University, Ho Chi Minh City, 70000, Viet Nam
  • cDepartment of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
  • dSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
  • eNew York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • fMethods for Model-based Development in Computational Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
  • Dr. Haoding Xu is currently a Lecturer at Xi'an University of Technology (XUT), China, where he also served as the Deputy Director of the XUT Institute of Geotechnical Engineering. In this role, he worked closely alongside Profs. Faning Dang, Caihui Zhu, and Qin Zhao, whose significant mentorship and collaboration have been instrumental in advancing his research career. Dr. Xu's primary research focus is on the development of numerical computation methods and machine learning techniques, with substantial experience in the creation of surrogate models. Prior to his current position, Dr. Xu held a Postdoctoral Research Associate position from February to October 2023 at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) within the research team led by Distinguished Prof. Daichao Sheng. During this time, he concentrated on integrating surrogate models with numerical methods to investigate geotechnical engineering stability analysis and large deformation problems. Dr. Xu finished his PhD in Geotechnical Engineering from UTS, under the supervision of Distinguished Professor Daichao Sheng and Senior Lecturer Xuzhen He. His doctoral studies at UTS were supported by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology Scholarship and the International Research Scholarship.

Published: 2026-05-25 doi: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2025.09.033
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This study presents a novel framework for evaluating slope stability in spatially variable soils by integrating a newly developed sequential limit analysis based on the Hellinger-Reissner functional, utilizing the node-based smoothed finite element method (NS-FEM), with a newly proposed deep learning (DL) approach termed multi-downsampling hybrid Linformer-convolutional neural networks (CNNs). The NS-FEM-based mixed formulation of limit analysis (MFLA) enhances computational accuracy and convergence by smoothing strain fields and mitigating numerical discontinuities commonly encountered in standard finite element methods (FEMs). This method generates reliable datasets for stochastic simulations of slope stability under both static and seismic loading conditions. To address the computational expense of specific simulations, we propose the multi-downsampling hybrid Linformer-CNN model, a sophisticated DL architecture that employs dual parallel pathways with distinct downsampling strategies - AveragePpooling1D for medium-scale feature extraction and MaxPooling1D for coarse-scale feature extraction. Each pathway integrates one-dimensional (1D) CNNs for local feature extraction and Linformer-based self-attention mechanisms to efficiently capture global dependencies. The parallel downsampling strategies balance computational efficiency with feature granularity, enabling the model to leverage both local and global data characteristics effectively. The extracted multi-scale features are concatenated and further processed through fully connected networks (FCNs) to accurately predict the factor of safety (FoS) of slopes. Comparative analyses demonstrate that the hybrid Linformer-CNN model outperforms traditional FCN and CNN architectures, achieving robust and precise predictions with a mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) below 10 %. Additionally, the proposed framework significantly reduces computational time, highlighting the potential of integrating NS-FEM-based MFLA with advanced DL architectures for rapid and reliable slope stability assessment in geotechnical engineering.

Mixed formulation of limit analysis (MFLA)  /  Node-based smoothed finite element method (NS-FEM)  /  Multi-downsampling hybrid Linformer-CNN  /  Slope stability  /  Deep learning (DL) surrogate models
H. Xu, H.C. Nguyen, M. Nazem, X. He, X. Chen, R. Sousa, J. Kowalski. A novel hybrid surrogate model for the stability and post-failure analysis of spatially variable slopes using a smoothed sequential limit analysis[J]. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2026 , 18 (5) : 3365 -3393 . DOI: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2025.09.033
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doi: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2025.09.033
  • Receive Date:2024-12-31
  • Online Date:2026-06-17
  • Published:2026-05-25
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  • Received:2024-12-31
  • Revised:2025-07-19
  • Accepted:2025-09-14
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    aFaculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
    bFaculty of Civil Engineering, HUTECH University, Ho Chi Minh City, 70000, Viet Nam
    cDepartment of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
    dSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
    eNew York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    fMethods for Model-based Development in Computational Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

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