Analysis of an excavation-induced landslide in stiff clay using the material point method
A Troncone, L Pugliese, E Conte - Engineering Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
The results of an analysis concerning a landslide occurred in Calabria (Southern Italy) in
2014 are presented. This landslide was triggered by some excavations carried out at the …
2014 are presented. This landslide was triggered by some excavations carried out at the …
Three-dimensional large deformation modeling of landslides in spatially variable and strain-softening soils subjected to seismic loads
Landslide is a common dynamic large-deformation disaster of mobilized soils, which poses
a serious threat to the lives and economic properties of surrounding people. Both the strain …
a serious threat to the lives and economic properties of surrounding people. Both the strain …
Factors affecting the stability of deep excavations in clay with consideration of a full elastoplastic support system
TN Do, CY Ou - Acta Geotechnica, 2020 - Springer
This study investigates the stability of internally braced excavations in thick, saturated clay
using a finite element method with reduced shear strength. The support system was fully …
using a finite element method with reduced shear strength. The support system was fully …
Large-deformation modelling of earthquake-triggered landslides considering non-uniform soils with a stratigraphic dip
Natural soil slopes often exhibit both spatial variability and stratigraphic dips due to complex
depositional processes of soil, exerting a remarkable influence on landslide behaviors …
depositional processes of soil, exerting a remarkable influence on landslide behaviors …
Run-out of landslides in brittle soils
One of the factors causing the acceleration of landslides is the loss of strength of the soil
involved in the potential unstable mechanism. The travelled distance and the landslide …
involved in the potential unstable mechanism. The travelled distance and the landslide …
Modelling 3D desiccation cracking in clayey soils using a size-dependent SPH computational approach
Modelling desiccation cracking in soils is a challenging process that requires a robust
computational approach capable of describing soils undergoing thermo-hydro-mechanical …
computational approach capable of describing soils undergoing thermo-hydro-mechanical …
Slope stability analysis based on the Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian finite element method
Slope stability analysis based on the finite element method (FEM) is a powerful tool
compared with the limit equilibrium (LEM) methods. However, mesh distortion of the …
compared with the limit equilibrium (LEM) methods. However, mesh distortion of the …
Thermo-poro-mechanical analysis of landslides: from creeping behaviour to catastrophic failure
The scope of the paper encompasses planar and compound sliding motions, which may
exhibit creeping behaviour during a certain period but may evolve to a very rapid motion …
exhibit creeping behaviour during a certain period but may evolve to a very rapid motion …
Seismic reliability assessment of earth-rockfill dam slopes considering strain-softening of rockfill based on generalized probability density evolution method
R Pang, B Xu, X Kong, D Zou, Y Zhou - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the seismic reliability of earth-rockfill dam slopes under stochastic
earthquake excitation considering strain-softening behaviour of rockfill materials. A new and …
earthquake excitation considering strain-softening behaviour of rockfill materials. A new and …
Two and three-dimensional numerical analysis of the progressive failure that occurred in an excavation-induced landslide
A Troncone, E Conte, A Donato - Engineering Geology, 2014 - Elsevier
A finite element approach, in which an elasto-viscoplastic strain-softening model is
incorporated, is used to analyse a landslide that occurred after deep excavations had been …
incorporated, is used to analyse a landslide that occurred after deep excavations had been …