Rainfall-induced slope failure considering variability of soil properties Available to Purchase

Both hydraulic properties and shear strength properties of unsaturated soils can affect the stability of a soil slope during a rainstorm. The uncertainties of hydraulic property parameters for unsaturated soils and their effects on the reliability of slopes under rainfall condition have been studied recently(Chong et al., 2000; Tung & Chan, 2003). For example, Chong et al. (2000) studied the influences of the uncertainty of each parameter in the soil–water characteristic curve (SWCC) and the permeability function on the safety factor of unsaturated soil slopes using Monte Carlo simulations. Tung and Chan (2003) performed probabilistic...