Effect of antecedent rainfall on pore-water pressure distribution characteristics in residual soil slopes under tropical rainfall

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 506-523

  Rahardjo, H ^a   Leong, E C ^a   Rezaur, R B ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antecedent rainfall; Factor of safety; Pore water pressure; Rainfall; Slope failure

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL MECHANICS;

PORE-WATER PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; RESIDUAL SOIL SLOPES; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL MECHANICS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

PERMEABILITY; POREWATER; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; RESIDUAL SOIL; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 39749176378     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6880     Document Type: Article

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