The Stability Analyses of Unsaturated Slope Based on the Sarma Method

2011 ◽  
Vol 393-395 ◽  
pp. 1569-1573
Author(s):  
Rong Jian Li ◽  
Qiang Xu ◽  
Wen Zheng ◽  
Hung Chou Lin
Keyword(s):  
Slope Stability ◽  
Unsaturated Soil ◽  
Geotechnical Engineering ◽  
Matric Suction ◽  
Computational Error ◽  
Computational Results ◽  
Soil Slope ◽  
Strength Theory ◽  
Stability Analyses ◽  
The Stability

The study of unsaturated slope stability is one of issues in geotechnical engineering. Firstly, the different treatments of matric suction in the Sarma method are analyzed based on the Bishop’s unsaturated strength theory and Fredlund’s unsaturated strength theory respectively. Then, application of the developed method on the stability analyses of an unsaturated soil slope is also discussed. Through the comparison on the computational results, it still can be concluded that the computational error is slights, which analyzed by means of the developed Sarma method based on the Bishop’s unsaturated strength theory and Fredlund’s unsaturated strength theory.

Soil Strength Reduction Method Induced by Variation of Water Content

2012 ◽  
Vol 170-173 ◽  
pp. 847-852
Author(s):  
Peng Ming Jiang ◽  
Zhong Lei Yan ◽  
Peng Li
Keyword(s):  
Slope Stability ◽  
Unsaturated Soil ◽  
Unsaturated Soils ◽  
Characteristic Curve ◽  
Strength Reduction ◽  
Actual State ◽  
Soil Slope ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Stability

As the complexity of unsaturated soil theory, and it must have a long test period when we study the unsaturated soils, so the conventional design analysis software does not provide such analysis, so we can imagine that such a slope stability analysis does not accurately reflect the actual state of the slope. Based on the known soil moisture content，this paper use the soil water characteristic curve and strength theory of unsaturated soil to calculate the strength reduction parameters of soil which can calculate the stability of the soil slope when using the common calculation method. It is noticeable that this method can be extended and applied if we establish regional databases for this simple method, and these databases can improve the accuracy of the calculation of slope stability.

Analysis of the Influences of Matric Suction of Unsaturated Soil on the Slope Stability

2012 ◽  
Vol 170-173 ◽  
pp. 3186-3189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Wang ◽  
Cui Ran Liu
Keyword(s):  
Slope Stability ◽  
Unsaturated Soil ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Matric Suction ◽  
Saturated Soil ◽  
Equilibrium Method ◽  
Stability Of Slope ◽  
Ultimate Equilibrium ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Test Result

There is suction in unsaturated soil. This is the most obvious difference between unsaturated soil and saturated soil. It is very difficult to measure it, so research has always been done without account of the influences of matric suction of unsaturated soil. In this paper, based on the test result of engineering characteristics of unsaturated soil from Yellow River Embankments, the stability of slope of Yellow River Embankments is analyzed using ultimate equilibrium method and the influencing rule of matric suction on slope is advanced.

Stability analysis of soil slope based on rainfall

2020 ◽  
pp. 18-26
Author(s):  
ZONG GANG ◽  
FU JIAJIA ◽  
WANG YAO
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Slope Stability ◽  
Unsaturated Soil ◽  
Heavy Rainfall ◽  
Soil Slope ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Soil Shear Strength ◽  
The Stability

Rainfall is the main cause of landslides, the two are closely related. Based on the theory of saturatedunsaturated seepage and the theory of unsaturated soil shear strength, this paper makes an in-depth comparatve analysis on the infuence of short-term heavy rainfall and long-term weak rainfall on slope stability. The results show: The soil above the slope is more likely to reach saturaton under short-term heavy rainfall, while the infuence of long-term weak rainfall on the slope soil is deeper and the stability is greatly reduced. However, landslides with long periods of weak rainfall are more dangerous. In additon, the method of determining the critcal rainfall of a slope for landslide is obtained, and the safety status of the slope can be directly judged by comparing the actual rainfall with the critcal rainfall, and the classifcaton standard of the safety grade of a specifc slope is further obtained, which can provide reference for landslide preventon and treatment.

Temperature and Suction Effects on Slope Stability under Undrained Condition

2016 ◽  
Vol 858 ◽  
pp. 98-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anuchit Uchaipichat
Keyword(s):  
Elevated Temperature ◽  
Slope Stability ◽  
Unsaturated Soil ◽  
Factor Of Safety ◽  
Failure Surface ◽  
Matric Suction ◽  
Soil Parameters ◽  
Soil Slope ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Increasing Temperature

In this paper, the variation of safety factor of unsaturated soil slope with temperature and matric suction was simulated. The simulation was performed using modified ordinary method of slices for unsaturated soil slope including temperature and suction effects. The expression for factor of safety of unsaturated soil slope at elevated temperature under undrained condition was derived. The ranges of temperature and suction in simulation were 25 to 60 degree Celsius and 0 to 100 kPa, respectively. The simulation was performed using soil parameters presented in literature. The simulation results shows the variation in factor of safety of soils slope with matric suction and temperature. The factor of safety of soil slope with circular failure surface increased with increasing matric suction for all values of temperature but decreased with increasing temperature for all values of matric suction.

Slope Stability Analysis under the Condition of Seepage

2012 ◽  
Vol 204-208 ◽  
pp. 241-245
Author(s):  
Yang Jin
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Shear Strength ◽  
Slope Stability ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Strength Reduction ◽  
Soil Slope ◽  
Failure State ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Shear Strength Reduction

The stability of soil slope under seepage is calculated and analyzed by using finite element method based on the technique of shear strength reduction. When the condition of seepage or not is considered respectively, the critical failure state of slopes and corresponding safety coefficients can be determined by the numerical analysis and calculation. Besides, through analyzing and comparing the calculation results, it shows that seepage has a negative impact on slope stability.

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