Water infiltration characteristics of unsaturated soil slope and its effect on suction and stability

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1293-1306

  Huat, Bujang B K ^a   Ali, Faisal H J ^b   Low, T H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Landslide; Rainfall; Slope stability; Suction; Unsaturated soil; Water infiltration

Indexed keywords

INFILTRATION; LANDSLIDES; RAIN; SAFETY FACTOR; SLOPE STABILITY; SOILS;

PERCHED WATER TABLE; SOIL MATRIC SUCTION; UNSATURATED SOIL;

SOIL MECHANICS;

INFILTRATION; LABORATORY METHOD; PERMEABILITY; SLOPE ANGLE; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL WATER; SUCTION; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 33748317820     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-005-1881-8     Document Type: Article

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