Influence of rain infiltration on the stability of compacted soil slopes

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 649-657

  Oh, Won Taek ^a   Vanapalli, Sai K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compacted soil; Embankment; Finite element analysis; Infiltration; Matric suction; Unsaturated soil

Indexed keywords

COMPACTED SOIL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INFINITE SLOPE; LONG TERM ANALYSIS; MATRIC SUCTIONS; RAIN INFILTRATION; SATURATED CONDITIONS; SHEAR STRENGTH PARAMETERS; SHORT-TERM ANALYSIS; STABILITY ANALYSIS; TRIAXIAL SHEAR; UNSATURATED CONDITION; UNSATURATED SOIL; WATER FRONT;

EMBANKMENTS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; POWDERS; SEEPAGE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

COMPACTION; EMBANKMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INFILTRATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL PROPERTY; TRIAXIAL TEST; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 77953959106     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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