Hydro-mechanical modeling of a vegetated slope subjected to rainfall
Shallow landslides triggered by heavy rainfalls have caused casualties and economic losses to domestic infrastructures and industries worldwide. Rainfall mainly reduces the soil matric suction and the shear resistance, resulting in shallow landslides. Vegetation is an eco-friendly and cost-effective...
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| author | Sadeghi Hamed Yazdani Bene Kohal Farshad Gholami Mostafa Alipanahi Pouya Song Dongri |
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| description | Shallow landslides triggered by heavy rainfalls have caused casualties and economic losses to domestic infrastructures and industries worldwide. Rainfall mainly reduces the soil matric suction and the shear resistance, resulting in shallow landslides. Vegetation is an eco-friendly and cost-effective method for stabilizing slopes prone to shallow landslides. This research aims to investigate the hydrological and mechanical effects of vegetation on slope stability through a numerical study approach. Vegetated and bare slopes were subjected to a recorded climate condition and two rainfall scenarios of high intensity (HI) and low intensity (LI). Matric suction and factor of safety of vegetated and bare slopes subjected to rainfall were investigated. The matric suction of the vegetated slope at the surface was approximately four times greater than the bare slope after the HI scenario. However, the matric suction is about three times greater in the LI scenario. The results indicate that planting on slopes would reduce the vulnerability of bare slopes to the HI rainfall due to the higher matric suction and additional cohesion induced by the root system. These findings suggest that using vegetation in Rasht, Iran, where the climate data were collected, has considerable potential for stabilizing slopes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1938bd6f1afc422fa1688e1316b838c62023-05-02T09:28:10ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422023-01-013821300410.1051/e3sconf/202338213004e3sconf_unsat2023_13004Hydro-mechanical modeling of a vegetated slope subjected to rainfallSadeghi Hamed0Yazdani Bene Kohal Farshad1Gholami Mostafa2Alipanahi Pouya3Song Dongri4Department of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of TechnologyDepartment of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of TechnologyDepartment of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of TechnologyDepartment of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of TechnologyInstitute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ChengduShallow landslides triggered by heavy rainfalls have caused casualties and economic losses to domestic infrastructures and industries worldwide. Rainfall mainly reduces the soil matric suction and the shear resistance, resulting in shallow landslides. Vegetation is an eco-friendly and cost-effective method for stabilizing slopes prone to shallow landslides. This research aims to investigate the hydrological and mechanical effects of vegetation on slope stability through a numerical study approach. Vegetated and bare slopes were subjected to a recorded climate condition and two rainfall scenarios of high intensity (HI) and low intensity (LI). Matric suction and factor of safety of vegetated and bare slopes subjected to rainfall were investigated. The matric suction of the vegetated slope at the surface was approximately four times greater than the bare slope after the HI scenario. However, the matric suction is about three times greater in the LI scenario. The results indicate that planting on slopes would reduce the vulnerability of bare slopes to the HI rainfall due to the higher matric suction and additional cohesion induced by the root system. These findings suggest that using vegetation in Rasht, Iran, where the climate data were collected, has considerable potential for stabilizing slopes.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2023/19/e3sconf_unsat2023_13004.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Sadeghi Hamed Yazdani Bene Kohal Farshad Gholami Mostafa Alipanahi Pouya Song Dongri Hydro-mechanical modeling of a vegetated slope subjected to rainfall E3S Web of Conferences |
| title | Hydro-mechanical modeling of a vegetated slope subjected to rainfall |
| title_full | Hydro-mechanical modeling of a vegetated slope subjected to rainfall |
| title_fullStr | Hydro-mechanical modeling of a vegetated slope subjected to rainfall |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hydro-mechanical modeling of a vegetated slope subjected to rainfall |
| title_short | Hydro-mechanical modeling of a vegetated slope subjected to rainfall |
| title_sort | hydro mechanical modeling of a vegetated slope subjected to rainfall |
| url | https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2023/19/e3sconf_unsat2023_13004.pdf |
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