Natural and Artificial Unsaturated Soil Slopes

Mechanical and hydraulic soil properties are strongly affected by the degree of saturation, with important consequences for earthen embankments, soil–vegetation–atmosphere interactions, geoenvironmental applications, and risk mitigation. The presence of sloping ground surfaces is common. In slightly...

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description Mechanical and hydraulic soil properties are strongly affected by the degree of saturation, with important consequences for earthen embankments, soil–vegetation–atmosphere interactions, geoenvironmental applications, and risk mitigation. The presence of sloping ground surfaces is common. In slightly inclined natural slopes, susceptible to deep landslides, the unsaturated condition of shallow soil horizons affects deep pore water pressures and, therefore, global stability. The stability of steep mountains covered by shallow deposits is often guaranteed by a shear strength contribution related to the unsaturated condition. In this case, the degree of saturation plays a key role in determining which rainfall events can act as landslide triggers, consequently controlling the post-failure evolution. Partial saturation is the basic characteristic of soils used as construction materials of geo-structures such as levees, dikes, and dams. It governs the structure behavior during construction phases, in serviceability, and in extreme scenarios. Hoping to provide a bridge between theoretical research and practical applications, this Special Issue collects quality contributions related to natural and artificial slopes under unsaturated conditions, focusing on aspects such as: water retention and transport properties, mechanical behavior, advances in experimental methods, laboratory and in situ characterization, field monitoring, geotechnical and geophysical field tests, landslide investigation and prevention, the design and maintenance of engineered slopes, and the constitutive and numerical modeling of hydro-mechanical behavior.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-768242024-04-09T23:15:29Z Natural and Artificial Unsaturated Soil Slopes Vassallo, Roberto Comegna, Luca Valentino, Roberto landslide soil slide LAMP soil water content soil moisture monitoring calibration installation rainfall debris flow in situ characterization triaxial tests unsaturated conditions unsaturated slope Ruedlingen field experiment lateral resistance limit equilibrium solution riverbank unsaturated soils water retention curve unsaturated permeability curve transient seepage slope stability pyroclastic soils infiltration capillary barriers stability analysis water retention suction silty sands commercial experimental techniques n/a thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues Mechanical and hydraulic soil properties are strongly affected by the degree of saturation, with important consequences for earthen embankments, soil–vegetation–atmosphere interactions, geoenvironmental applications, and risk mitigation. The presence of sloping ground surfaces is common. In slightly inclined natural slopes, susceptible to deep landslides, the unsaturated condition of shallow soil horizons affects deep pore water pressures and, therefore, global stability. The stability of steep mountains covered by shallow deposits is often guaranteed by a shear strength contribution related to the unsaturated condition. In this case, the degree of saturation plays a key role in determining which rainfall events can act as landslide triggers, consequently controlling the post-failure evolution. Partial saturation is the basic characteristic of soils used as construction materials of geo-structures such as levees, dikes, and dams. It governs the structure behavior during construction phases, in serviceability, and in extreme scenarios. Hoping to provide a bridge between theoretical research and practical applications, this Special Issue collects quality contributions related to natural and artificial slopes under unsaturated conditions, focusing on aspects such as: water retention and transport properties, mechanical behavior, advances in experimental methods, laboratory and in situ characterization, field monitoring, geotechnical and geophysical field tests, landslide investigation and prevention, the design and maintenance of engineered slopes, and the constitutive and numerical modeling of hydro-mechanical behavior. 2022-01-11T13:43:18Z 2022-01-11T13:43:18Z 2021 book ONIX_20220111_9783036518763_559 9783036518763 9783036518756 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/76824 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/4273 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/4273 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-0365-1875-6 10.3390/books978-3-0365-1875-6 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783036518763 9783036518756 122 Basel, Switzerland open access
spellingShingle landslide
soil slide
LAMP
soil water content
soil moisture
monitoring
calibration
installation
rainfall
debris flow
in situ characterization
triaxial tests
unsaturated conditions
unsaturated slope
Ruedlingen field experiment
lateral resistance
limit equilibrium solution
riverbank
unsaturated soils
water retention curve
unsaturated permeability curve
transient seepage
slope stability
pyroclastic soils
infiltration
capillary barriers
stability analysis
water retention
suction
silty sands
commercial experimental techniques
n/a
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues
Natural and Artificial Unsaturated Soil Slopes
title Natural and Artificial Unsaturated Soil Slopes
title_full Natural and Artificial Unsaturated Soil Slopes
title_fullStr Natural and Artificial Unsaturated Soil Slopes
title_full_unstemmed Natural and Artificial Unsaturated Soil Slopes
title_short Natural and Artificial Unsaturated Soil Slopes
title_sort natural and artificial unsaturated soil slopes
topic landslide
soil slide
LAMP
soil water content
soil moisture
monitoring
calibration
installation
rainfall
debris flow
in situ characterization
triaxial tests
unsaturated conditions
unsaturated slope
Ruedlingen field experiment
lateral resistance
limit equilibrium solution
riverbank
unsaturated soils
water retention curve
unsaturated permeability curve
transient seepage
slope stability
pyroclastic soils
infiltration
capillary barriers
stability analysis
water retention
suction
silty sands
commercial experimental techniques
n/a
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues
topic_facet landslide
soil slide
LAMP
soil water content
soil moisture
monitoring
calibration
installation
rainfall
debris flow
in situ characterization
triaxial tests
unsaturated conditions
unsaturated slope
Ruedlingen field experiment
lateral resistance
limit equilibrium solution
riverbank
unsaturated soils
water retention curve
unsaturated permeability curve
transient seepage
slope stability
pyroclastic soils
infiltration
capillary barriers
stability analysis
water retention
suction
silty sands
commercial experimental techniques
n/a
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues
url ONIX_20220111_9783036518763_559