Phreatic Line Calculation of Reservoir Landslide under Complex Hydraulic Conditions—A Case Study

A seepage field, influenced by rainfall and reservoir water level fluctuation, is closely associated with the stability of the reservoir landslide. Understanding the phreatic line variation inside the landslide is of significant importance for the analysis and evaluation of slope stability. Currentl...

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Main Authors: Lei Zhang, Chengming Ma, Jiachen Yuan, Jinghong Wu, Heming Han
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/3/375
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author Lei Zhang
Chengming Ma
Jiachen Yuan
Jinghong Wu
Heming Han
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Chengming Ma
Jiachen Yuan
Jinghong Wu
Heming Han
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description A seepage field, influenced by rainfall and reservoir water level fluctuation, is closely associated with the stability of the reservoir landslide. Understanding the phreatic line variation inside the landslide is of significant importance for the analysis and evaluation of slope stability. Currently, most of the boundaries of phreatic line analytical models and the hydrological conditions are simplified, resulting in discrepancies between the outcomes derived from these models and the actual situation. Given this, the newly proposed analytical model is refined by addressing the following two issues. Firstly, the consideration of variable-speed reservoir level fluctuations is incorporated, and secondly, the reservoir bank within the water-level fluctuation zone is treated as non-vertical. Under the combined effect of reservoir water level fluctuation and rainfall, the Boussinesq Differential Equation of unsteady seepage is established and applied to the Majiagou landslide in Three Gorges reservoir area. The results of the analytical solution are basically consistent with the measured groundwater level results, which has demonstrated the accuracy of the proposed model. Consequently, the proposed model can quickly and accurately calculate the groundwater level of landslides, which provides an effective means for the prediction and early warning of reservoir landslides.
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spelling doaj.art-76de99bad0004468b0f75d89eb484f1f2024-02-09T15:24:17ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412024-01-0116337510.3390/w16030375Phreatic Line Calculation of Reservoir Landslide under Complex Hydraulic Conditions—A Case StudyLei Zhang0Chengming Ma1Jiachen Yuan2Jinghong Wu3Heming Han4Technology Innovation Center for Geohazard Monitoring and Risk Early Warning, Beijing 100084, ChinaSchool of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100084, ChinaSchool of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100084, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215011, ChinaSchool of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, ChinaA seepage field, influenced by rainfall and reservoir water level fluctuation, is closely associated with the stability of the reservoir landslide. Understanding the phreatic line variation inside the landslide is of significant importance for the analysis and evaluation of slope stability. Currently, most of the boundaries of phreatic line analytical models and the hydrological conditions are simplified, resulting in discrepancies between the outcomes derived from these models and the actual situation. Given this, the newly proposed analytical model is refined by addressing the following two issues. Firstly, the consideration of variable-speed reservoir level fluctuations is incorporated, and secondly, the reservoir bank within the water-level fluctuation zone is treated as non-vertical. Under the combined effect of reservoir water level fluctuation and rainfall, the Boussinesq Differential Equation of unsteady seepage is established and applied to the Majiagou landslide in Three Gorges reservoir area. The results of the analytical solution are basically consistent with the measured groundwater level results, which has demonstrated the accuracy of the proposed model. Consequently, the proposed model can quickly and accurately calculate the groundwater level of landslides, which provides an effective means for the prediction and early warning of reservoir landslides.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/3/375phreatic linereservoir landsliderainfallreservoir water level fluctuationanalytical solution
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Chengming Ma
Jiachen Yuan
Jinghong Wu
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Phreatic Line Calculation of Reservoir Landslide under Complex Hydraulic Conditions—A Case Study
Water
phreatic line
reservoir landslide
rainfall
reservoir water level fluctuation
analytical solution
title Phreatic Line Calculation of Reservoir Landslide under Complex Hydraulic Conditions—A Case Study
title_full Phreatic Line Calculation of Reservoir Landslide under Complex Hydraulic Conditions—A Case Study
title_fullStr Phreatic Line Calculation of Reservoir Landslide under Complex Hydraulic Conditions—A Case Study
title_full_unstemmed Phreatic Line Calculation of Reservoir Landslide under Complex Hydraulic Conditions—A Case Study
title_short Phreatic Line Calculation of Reservoir Landslide under Complex Hydraulic Conditions—A Case Study
title_sort phreatic line calculation of reservoir landslide under complex hydraulic conditions a case study
topic phreatic line
reservoir landslide
rainfall
reservoir water level fluctuation
analytical solution
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