MA Beiqing, DU Yupeng, WANG Huaixing, et al. Experimental Study on Stability of Loess Slope Stability Under Continuous Rainfall[J]. 2021, 35(5): 50-56.
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MA Beiqing, DU Yupeng, WANG Huaixing, et al. Experimental Study on Stability of Loess Slope Stability Under Continuous Rainfall[J]. 2021, 35(5): 50-56. DOI: 10.13870/j.cnki.stbcxb.2021.05.008.
Experimental Study on Stability of Loess Slope Stability Under Continuous Rainfall
Landslide is the common geological disaster in loess hilly and gully areas
and rainfall is the main cause of instability of loess slopes. In order to study the stability of loess slopes under continuous rainfall conditions
an artificial rainfall device was used to carry out experimental studies on the outdoor site. The soil moisture content
density
shear zone location and crack development were measured. The FLAC3D geotechnical engineering numerical calculation software was used to analyze the slope stability. The results showed that with the increase of rainfall duration
the moisture content of the loess slope soil gradually increased
the soil strength gradually decreased
and its own weight gradually increased. The gully erosion on the slope gradually developed
the slope toe collapsed
and the tensile cracks occurred on the top of the slope. The cracks increased the infiltration of rainfall
which made the strength of soil around the crack decrease rapidly
and finally caused a landslide when the rainfall lasted 308.8 h. Rainfall infiltration and concentrated infiltration caused by cracks accelerated the reduction of soil strength and led to the landslide. The deeper and more cracks developed
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