Development mechanism for the landslide at Xinlu Village,Chongqing, China

Due to the continuous and intense rainfall from June 26 to 28, 2016, Xinlu Village in Ganshui Town, Qijiang District, Chongqing, experienced a unitary-slip landslide at approximately UTC+8 19:30 on June 28. This landslide disrupted the Chuan-Qian railway and damaged four residential buildings. To analyze and rehabilitate the landslide, the engineering geology, hydrological conditions, and deformation instability mechanism of this landslide were investigated and comprehensively analyzed based on an in situ survey, geophysical drilling, and a laboratory quick-shearing test. The results show that the landslide is a typical gradual progressive landslide.     

Investigation of permanent displacements of near-fault seismic slopes by a general sliding block model

Landslides - A general sliding block model for calculating permanent displacement of slope is presented. Ground shaking can be applied to base or block in a direction horizontal or parallel to the...     

稳定渗流条件下土坡稳定性分析的一种新方法

在提出随机角生成曲线滑动面方法的基础上,通过改变选定参数来搜索临界滑动面,对渗流作用下的不同士质边坡进行稳定性分析.考虑渗流效应时,将士体视为三种土条划分情况,并进行受力分析,推导出简化Janbu法中土条的浮力和渗透力计算公式.同时,对实际渗流场做出合理简化,以便应用于计算机编程.算例对比分析表明:①此方法计算出的最小...     

EXCEL在边坡稳定性分析中的应用

利用Excel强大的数据处理、便捷的公式函数和所支持的面向对象化的程序设计语言VBA,应用于土坡的稳定性分析。基本方法为：先采用传统的瑞典条分法对边坡进行计算分析,在求得最危险滑动面的基础上,通过简化Bishop法对边坡安全系数Fs进行改进。在此过程中,Excel加载VBA子程序可以方便地得到极限平衡条分法中的各未知量,并计算出最危险滑动面上的安全系数Fs,同时使用其可视化功能绘出最危险滑动面的位置。此方法简化了计算程序,不仅容易在Excel表格中实现,且计算对比表明本文方法计算结果与简化Bishop法计算结果非常接近,可满足工程需要。     

Stability design charts for homogeneous slopes under typical conditions based on the double shear strength reduction technique

Based on a brief review of the existing shear strength reduction (SSR) techniques, the objective function of the comprehensive safety factor for simple homogeneous slopes is established by combining the double SSR technique (considered the shortest pathway of the strength reduction) with the upper bound limit analysis theorem, leading to a strict upper bound on the safety factor. Combining nonlinear sequential quadratic programming (SQP) with the random walk method, the value of the comprehensive safety factor can be optimized, avoiding the trap of a local minimum. Compared with classical examples, the present method is a conservative and effective method for slope stability evaluation. A set of design charts for homogeneous slopes under simple and typical conditions, such as surcharge load, pore water pressure, and seismic loading are produced by the analysis of substantial data, which can eliminate the necessity for iterations when calculating the safety factor. These stability charts are presented in a convenient manner to determine the comprehensive safety factors and corresponding failure patterns under different typical conditions, which might be preferred by engineers for performing the preliminary evaluations of slope safety. Several examples are used to illustrate the application of these stability charts under different conditions.