Recent technological and methodological advances for the investigation of landslide dams

X Fan, A Dufresne, J Whiteley, AP Yunus… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
River-damming by landslides is a widespread phenomenon around the world. Recent
advances in remote sensing technology and the rising commercial availability of their …

Internal instability in soils: a critical review of the fundamentals and ramifications

SM Dassanayake, AA Mousa… - Transportation …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Seepage-induced fine-particle migration that leads to a change in the conductivity of a soil
matrix is referred to as internal instability. This could jeopardize the structural integrity of the …

Investigating the effect of flow direction on suffusion and its impacts on gap-graded granular soils

H Xiong, ZY Yin, J Zhao, Y Yang - Acta Geotechnica, 2021 - Springer
The flow direction is generally different from the gravity direction in geotechnical structures
or slopes, the effect of which during suffusion remains unclear. This paper presents a …

Macro–microscopic mechanism of suffusion in calcareous sand under tidal fluctuations by coupled CFD-DEM

H Xiong, Y Qiu, J Liu, ZY Yin, X Chen - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous offshore transportation infrastructures built with delicate calcareous sand (CS)
experience intricate seepage conditions caused by tidal fluctuations. Traffic loads can cause …

Modeling coupled erosion and filtration of fine particles in granular media

J Yang, ZY Yin, F Laouafa, PY Hicher - Acta Geotechnica, 2019 - Springer
One of the major causes of instability in geotechnical structures such as dikes or earth dams
is the phenomenon of suffusion including detachment, transport and filtration of fine particles …

Effects of hydraulic loading history on suffusion susceptibility of cohesionless soils

A Rochim, D Marot, L Sibille… - Journal of Geotechnical …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
Suffusion is a selective erosion of fine particles under the effect of seepage flow within the
matrix of coarser particles. This complex phenomenon appears as a combination of three …

Coupled CFD–DEM investigation of erosion accompanied by clogging mechanism under different hydraulic gradients

L Mu, P Zhang, Z Shi, M Huang - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil internal erosion refers to any process that the finer grains are eroded from the matrix of
coarser grains due to seepage. A coupled computational fluid dynamics and discrete …

A coupled CFD-DEM investigation into hydro-mechanical behaviour of gap-graded soil experiencing seepage erosion considering cyclic hydraulic loading

P Zhang, L Mu, M Huang - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
The internal erosion of soils is a critical factor that can cause infiltration damage in slope and
embankment works. Under conditions of heavy rainfall, storm surge, and waves, the soil is …

Suffusion-induced evolution of mechanical and microstructural properties of gap-graded soils using CFD-DEM

Z Hu, Y Zhang, Z Yang - Journal of geotechnical and …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
As a typical form of internal erosion, suffusion refers to the detachment and migration of fine
particles through voids among coarse particles driven by seepage flow. This paper studies …

Hydromechanical modeling of granular soils considering internal erosion

J Yang, ZY Yin, F Laouafa… - Canadian Geotechnical …, 2020 - cdnsciencepub.com
This paper attempts to formulate a coupled practical model in the framework of continuum
mechanics to evaluate the phenomenon of internal erosion and its consequences on the …