Simulation of a slope failure induced by rainfall infiltration

Environmental Geology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 943-952

  Chen, R H ^a   Chen, H P ^a   Chen, K S ^b   Zhung, H B ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Failure; Infiltration; Slope; Stability analysis

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOWS; FAILURE; FAILURE ZONE; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; HEAVY RAINFALL; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; INFLUENCE FACTORS; INFLUENCING FACTOR; LABORATORY TEST; LIMIT EQUILIBRIUM METHODS; NORTHERN TAIWAN; PORE-WATER PRESSURES; RAINFALL INFILTRATION; RAINFALL INTENSITY; SATURATED CONDITIONS; SLOPE; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STRESS VARIATIONS; TIME HISTORY;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DEBRIS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RAIN; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; WATER ANALYSIS;

SLOPE STABILITY;

DEBRIS FLOW; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; INFILTRATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 70349863215     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1574-8     Document Type: Article

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