A Simple Evaluation Method of Slope Safety under Rainfall Based on Experiments of Infiltration into Soil Column

作者:Li, Bingyi*; Chen, Yonghui; Xu, Jie; Kong, Qingdong
来源:Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, 2018, 55(4): 215-222.
DOI:10.1007/s11204-018-9528-y

摘要

Slopes are vulnerable to landslides, particularly under the process of infiltration. Considering the process of infiltration, we produced a modified Green-Ampt model, in which the new parameter of water content at the wetting front was introduced. We experimentally determined this parameter, which proved to be a constant and with ponding water was 1.7 times higher. We combined the improved model and experiments with a traditional limit equilibrium method, and this simplified method was applied to calculate a safety factor, which can be used to dynamically evaluate the slopes and provide new insights into design.

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