Reliability estimation of reinforced slopes to prioritize maintenance actions

F BahooToroody, S Khalaj, L Leoni, F De Carlo… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Geosynthetics are extensively utilized to improve the stability of geotechnical structures and
slopes in urban areas. Among all existing geosynthetics, geotextiles are widely used to …

Drainage controls on the Donglingxing landslide (China) induced by rainfall and fluctuation in reservoir water levels

L Yan, W Xu, H Wang, R Wang, Q Meng, J Yu, WC Xie - Landslides, 2019 - Springer
Rainfall, groundwater, and fluctuation in reservoir levels are considered among the main
external factors affecting the stability of slopes. The impact of groundwater is particularly …

3D Effects of permeability and strength anisotropy on the stability of weakly cemented rock slopes subjected to rainfall infiltration

PT Yeh, KZZ Lee, KT Chang - Engineering Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Weakly cemented sedimentary rocks with pronounced stratification exhibit permeability and
strength anisotropy. The influence of permeability and strength anisotropy on the …

Centrifuge modeling of the geotextile reinforced slope subject to drawdown

F Luo, G Zhang, Y Liu, C Ma - Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2018 - Elsevier
Geotextile is an effective reinforcement approach of slopes that experiences various loads
such as drawdown. The geotextile reinforcement mechanism is essential to effectively …

Stability of inner dump slope and analytical solution based on circular failure: Illustrated with a case study

Z Wang, B Liu, Y Han, J Wang, B Yao… - Computers and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The analytical solution of factor of safety (FoS) accommodating the effects of groundwater
seepage on the stability of the dump slope was seldom studied in the existing dump stability …

Progressive failure behavior of cohesive soil slopes under water drawdown conditions

F Luo, G Zhang - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2016 - Springer
As the number of large reservoirs has grown rapidly, drawdown of water level has become a
major factor in inducing landslides. A new simulator was developed to simulate the in-flight …

Assessing the influence of the hydraulic boundary conditions on clay slope stability: The Fontana Monte case study

A di Lernia, F Cotecchia, G Elia, V Tagarelli… - Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent studies have assessed that slope-vegetation-atmosphere, SLVA, interaction may
trigger the activity of deep landslides in clayey slopes. In some cases, the presence of an …

Centrifuge modeling of failure behaviors of sandy slope caused by gravity, rainfall, and base shaking

WY Hung, MC Tran, FH Yeh, CW Lu, L Ge - Engineering Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
This study focused on slope stability behaviors under different conditions, including gravity,
rainfall, and earthquake. The slope models were prepared by mixing sand (80%) and clay …

On the soil slope failure mechanism considering the mutual effect of bedrock and drawdown

F Luo, G Zhang, C Ma - International Journal of Geomechanics, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
In reservoirs and embankment areas, frequent water-level fluctuations, especially water
drawdowns, often produce instability problems or landslides in the slopes overlying …

Investigation on the failure mechanism of the internal erosion in inverse grading sand based on DDA and Darcy's law

Y Song, X Chen, Z Li - Computers and Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
Inverse grading structures are commonly found in landslide accumulations of high-speed
and long-runout landslides. However, there is limited research on the internal erosion of …