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In-situ Monitoring of Matric Suctions in a Weathered Soil Slope  

이인모 (고려대학교 토목환경공학과)
조우성 (현대건설㈜ 국내토목부)
김영욱 (명지대학교 토목공학과)
성상규 (고려대학교 토목환경공학과)
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Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society / v.19, no.1, 2003 , pp. 41-49 More about this Journal
Abstract
Rainfall-induced landslides in a weathered granite soil slope usually happen on shallow slip surfaces above the groundwater table. The pore-water pressure of soil above the groundwater table is usually negative. This negative pore-water pressure (or matric suction) has been found to make a large contribution to the slope stability. Therefore, the variation of in-situ matric suction profiles with time elapse in a soil slope should be understood. In this study, a field measurement program was carried out from June to August, 2001 in order to monitor in-situ matric suctions and volumetric water contents in a weathered granite soil slope. Finite-element transient seepage analyses are also conducted using SEEP/W. The influence of climatic conditions on the variation of in-situ matric suctions could be found to decrease rapidly with the change of depth. It could be found that decrement of matric suction induced by precipitation is affected not only by the amount and duration of rainfalls but also by the initial matric suction just prior to rainstorms. The soil-water characteristic from the field monitoring tends toward the wetting path of SWCC obtained from the laboratory test.
Keywords
Matric suction; Rainfall; Pore-water pressure; Soil-water characteristic; Weathered granite;
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