A Simple Approach for Evaluating Slope Movements Induced by Groundwater Variations. (2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Conte, Enrico; Troncone, Antonello; Donato, Antonio
• Is Part Of: Procedia engineering. Volume 158(2016)
• Page Start: 200
• Page End: 205
• Publication Date: 2016
• Subjects: active landslides -- groundwater fluctuations -- landslide mobility -- sliding-block model; Engineering -- Congresses; Engineering -- Periodicals; Engineering; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 620.005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.08.429
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1877-7058

Abstract

Abstract: Landslides reactivated by groundwater variations are usually characterized by low displacement rate with deformations essentially concentrated within a narrow shear zone above which the unstable soil mass moves like a rigid body. A simplified method was recently proposed by Conte and Troncone[1] for a preliminary evaluation of the mobility of these landslides. In the present study, this method is extended by incorporating a calibration procedure for a direct evaluation of some parameters which are difficult to obtain experimentally. Some case studies are analysed to validate the present approach.