Prediction of 1-D heave of a natural expansive soil slope of Zao-yang in China using the SWCC-based and water content-based models

2015 ◽  
pp. 497-502
Author(s):  
H Tu ◽  
S Vanapalli
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Expansive Soil ◽  
Soil Slope

Field study of rainfall infiltration into a grassed unsaturated expansive soil slope

2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 392-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony LT Zhan ◽  
Charles WW Ng ◽  
Del G Fredlund
Keyword(s):  
Field Study ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Pore Water ◽  
Surface Runoff ◽  
Expansive Soil ◽  
Rainfall Infiltration ◽  
Slope Instability ◽  
Simulated Rainfall ◽  
Soil Slope ◽  
Unsaturated Expansive Soil

A full-scale field study was conducted to investigate the effects of rainfall infiltration on a natural grassed expansive soil slope in China. A 16 m wide × 28 m long area was selected for instrumentation. The instrumentation included jet-filled tensiometers, moisture probes, a tipping bucket rain gauge, and a vee-notch flow meter. One artificial rainfall event amounting to about 370 mm rain depth in total was applied to the slope. The monitored results suggested that there was about a 3 day delay in the response of surface runoff, pore-water pressure, and water content to the commencement of the simulated rainfall. The depth of influence of the rainfall, depending on the elevation along the slope, ranged from 2.8 to 3.5 m. Positive pore-water pressures were measured within the influence depth, and there existed significant subsurface downslope flow at the end of the simulated rainfall, particularly near the lower part of the slope. A comparison of infiltration rates between the grassed area and a bare area nearby indicated that the presence of grass significantly increased the infiltration rate and reduced surface runoff. The cracks and fissures developed in the unsaturated expansive soil played an important role in the hydrological process.Key words: expansive soil, slope instability, infiltration, vegetation cover, grass, soil suction, water content, unsaturated soil.

Stability Analysis of Unsaturated Expansive Soil Slope Covered by Geo-Membrane

2015 ◽  
Vol 744-746 ◽  
pp. 597-600
Author(s):  
Hong Yu Zhang ◽  
Jiang Hu Chen ◽  
Wen Qing Wu ◽  
Jun Hua Wu
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Pore Water Pressure ◽  
Water Pressure ◽  
Expansive Soil ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Soil Slope ◽  
Seepage Field ◽  
Lower Slope ◽  
Unsaturated Expansive Soil

In view of the holes appearing in different area of geo-membrane when the geo-membrane technology is applied to the unsaturated expansive soil slope, the VADOSE/W is used to analyze the wetting-drying cycles caused by rainfall and evaporation on slopes covered by geo-membrane. The influence on the pore-water pressure and volume water content were discussed just caused by the holes. The results show that the hole is nearer to the toe of slope, its impact on the whole seepage field is greater. In addition, the hole appears on the top of slope that the wetting-drying cycle effect is remarkable. It is ensured that the integrity of the geo-membrane which in the lower slope and take some drainage measures in the construction process.

Analysis of shallow landslide mechanism of expansive soil slope under rainfall: a case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Liang ◽  
Zhijian Wu ◽  
Xinfu Liu ◽  
Zhaomei Xiong ◽  
Tao Li
Keyword(s):  
Expansive Soil ◽  
Shallow Landslide ◽  
Soil Slope ◽  
Landslide Mechanism

Assessing the effect of moulding water content on the behaviour of lime-stabilised an expansive soil

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Abdelmoumen Aala-Eddin Driss ◽  
Khelifa Harichane ◽  
Mohamed Ghrici ◽  
Hamid Gadouri
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Expansive Soil

Research on the Ecological Protection Mechanism and Applied of Expansive Soil Slope

2014 ◽  
Vol 501-504 ◽  
pp. 359-367
Author(s):  
Feng Zhou ◽  
Kai Zhang ◽  
Ying Chun Tang
Keyword(s):  
Slope Failure ◽  
Expansive Soil ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Engineering Properties ◽  
Soil Slope ◽  
Protection Mechanism ◽  
Temperature Changes ◽  
Ecological Protection ◽  
Slope Treatment ◽  
Vegetation Formation

This paper summarizes and analyzes the basic concepts and ecological protection mechanism for expansion geotechnical slope failure mechanism and the resulting impact on the shallow, traction engineering properties such as analysis, proposed ecological slope of expansive soil slope mechanism of action: vegetation system by improving internal slope soil moisture and temperature changes affect the atmosphere and thus effectively reduce the depth. Vegetation root through reinforced anchoring, delay time and improving soil hydration ductility such as the role played good strength enhancement. Vegetation formation can effectively improve the damaged outer slope interface morphology, to restore the ecological environment and landscape effect. Integrating the past experience on expansive soil slope treatment, this paper provide a slope treatment method used in Nanning metro Tunli section, these will provide reference for the expansive soil slope ecological management.

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