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http://dx.doi.org/10.7843/kgs.2014.30.6.51

Slope Stability by Variation of Rainfall Characteristic for Long Period  

Lee, Jeong-Ju (Dept. of Civil Engrg., Chonbuk National Univ.)
Kim, Jae-Hong (Dept. of Civil Engrg., Chonbuk National Univ.)
Hwang, Young-Cheol (Dept. of Civil Engrg., Sangji Univ.)
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Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society / v.30, no.6, 2014 , pp. 51-59 More about this Journal
Abstract
Shallow landslides and debris flows are a common form of soil slope instability in South Korea. These events may be generally initiated as a result of intense rainfall or lengthening rainfall duration because of the effects of climate change. This paper presents the evaluation of rainfall-induced natural soil slope stability and reinforced soil slope instability under vertical load (railway or highway load) throughout South Korea based on quantitative analysis obtained from 58 sites rainfall observatories for 38 years. The slope stability was performed for infinite and geogrid-reinforced soil slopes by taking an average of maximum rainfall every ten years from 1973 to 2010. Seepage analysis is carried out on unsaturated soil slope using the maximum rainfall at each site, and then the factor of safety was calculated by coupled analysis using saturated and unsaturated strength parameters. The contour map of South Korea shows four stages in 10-year-time for the degree of landslide hazard. The safety factor map based on long term observational data will help prevent rainfall-induced soil slope instability for appropriate design of geotechnical structures regarding disaster protection.
Keywords
Climate change; Slope stability; Rainfall duration; Rainfall intensity; Landslide hazard;
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