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Hysteresis Effect of Water Retention and Permeability of Unsaturated Soils on Instability of Slope Due to Rainfall

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10660227
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Irrigation, drainage and rural engineering/Rural planning
Research InstitutionTokyo University of Agriculture & Technology (1999)
Okayama University (1998)

Principal Investigator

SHIMADA Kiyoshi  Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Professor, 農学部, 教授 (20123234)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 西山 竜朗  岡山大学, 環境工理学部, 助手 (30294440)
西村 伸一  岡山大学, 環境理工学部, 講師 (30198501)
藤井 弘章  岡山大学, 環境理工学部, 教授 (70033264)
Project Period (FY) 1998 – 1999
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1999)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥2,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000)
KeywordsSlope Stability / Rainfall / Water Retention Curve / Hysteresis / Earthquake / Numerical analysis / 不飽和透水係数
Research Abstract

The test for hysteresis of water retention curve and that for unsaturated permeability were carried out on Masa soils produced in Okayama. The effect of the unsaturated properties of slope soils on the reduction behavior of the safety factor is examined with the numerical program of the slope stability analysis considering the reduction of the shear strength of unsaturated soils due to the rain infiltration. The numerical program is also improved for considering both the effect of the rain infiltration and that of an earthquake on the slope stability. The numerical results give the following conclusions.
(1) The hysteresis of the relationship between the volumetric water contents and the relative permeability can be neglected.
(2) The safety factor of a slope, whose soil has the water retention curve showing a small magnitude near saturation, can show the sudden drop due to rain infiltration.
(3) The test obtaining the water retention curve should be carried out under absorbing condition, when the results are supposed to be applied to the instability problem due to rain infiltration.
(4) The slope suffering from the rain infiltration becomes more unstable when the earthquake strikes the slope.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1999 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1998 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All Other

All Publications (7 results)

  • [Publications] Shimada, K, H. Fujii, S. Nishimura, T. Nishiyama and T. Morii: "Hysteresis effect of decomposed granite soil on slope instability due to rainfall"Proc. of 8th Congress of International Association of Engineering Geology. 3. 1981-1986 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Shimada, K, H. Fujii, S. Nishimura, T. Nishiyama and T. Mrii: "Slope instability due to rainfall and earthquake"Proc. of International Synposium on Slope Stability Engineering. 1. 653-656 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Shimada, k. h. Fujii, S, Nishimura, T. Nishiyama and T. Morii: "Hysteresis effect of decomposed granite soil on slope instability due to rainfall"Proc. Of 8th Cong. Of the Int. Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 3. 1981-1986 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Shimada, k. h. Fujii, S, Nishimura, T. Nishiyama and T. Morii: "Slope instability due to rainfall and earthquake"Proc. Of Int. Symp. On Slope Stability Engineering. 1. 653-656 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Shimada,K, H.Fujii, S.Nishimura, T.Nishiyama and T.Morii: "Hysteresis effect of decomposed granite soil on slope instability due to rainfall"Proc. of 8th Congress of International Association of Engineering Geology. 3. 1981-1986 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Shimada,K, H.Fujii, S.Nishimura, T.Nishiyama and T.Morii: "Slope instability due to rainfall earthquake"Proc. of International Symposium on Slope Stability Engineering. 1. 653-656 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] K.Shimada, H.Fujii, S.Nishimura, T.Nishiyama, T.Morii: "Hysteresis effect of decomposed granite soil on slope instability due to rainfall" Proc. of 8th International Congress for International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 3. 1981-1986 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report

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