Analysis of Fissured Expansive Soil Slope Stability and its Reinforcement with Anti-Slippery Piles

Abstract:

Fissure is one of the most important characteristics in expansive soil. It’s an important factor affecting slope stability in the expansive soil area. With the study of expansive soils typical channel slope fissured characters in the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, different impaction on slope stability such as location and inclination of the fissure are analyzed. By using the limit equilibrium method, the stability of expansive soil slope is analyzed; the most adverse condition of expansive soil slope is concluded. Then anti-slippery pile reinforcement in expansive soil channel slope is studied by using finite difference method. The research is of great significance to the construction and reinforcement of expansive soil slopes in South-to-North Water Diversion Project.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 275-277)
• Pages: 1489-1492
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.275-277.1489
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Hui Sun, Bo Hu, Guo Qiang Zhang
• Keywords: Anti-Slippery Pile, Expansive Soil Slop Stability, Finite Difference Method (FDM), Fissure, Limit Equilibrium Method (LEM)

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