Numerical Analysis of Characteristics of Moisture Migration in Soil Slope under Rainfall

Abstract:

Based on the characteristics of slope failure induced by rainfall, from the point of view of moisture migration and combining unsaturated soil mechanics, the characteristics of moisture migration in slope under different rainfall intensities were analyzed by finite element method. The results reveal that under rainfall, the pore water pressure in slope is in layered distribution, and at the bottom of slope, the pore water pressure is the highest, the top is lower and the middle is the lowest. The volumetric water content is in nonlinear distribution and the degree of nonlinear in unsaturated area is higher than that of the saturated area. The permeability coefficient of soil rises with the increase of rainfall intensity, and when the soil is saturated, its permeability coefficient is saturate permeability coefficient.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 501-504)
• Pages: 1927-1931
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.501-504.1927
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Guang Ju Wen*, Wen Jie Deng, Feng Wen
• Keywords: Moisture Migration, Numerical Analysis, Rainfall, Slope Failure, Unsaturated Soil Mechanics

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