This study was carried out to evaluate the slope stability of a collapsed soil cut slope to grasp the distribution of pore water pressure and the degree of saturation on the slope surface due to rainfall infiltration at Hadong region. Also, it simula...
This study was carried out to evaluate the slope stability of a collapsed soil cut slope to grasp the distribution of pore water pressure and the degree of saturation on the slope surface due to rainfall infiltration at Hadong region. Also, it simulated the actual cut slope failure due to accumulated rainfall by grasping unsaturated ground characteristics to departmentalize the test of unsaturated soils and the analysis step of cut slope. After slope failure, it analyzed to compare daily rainfall and 100 years probability of rainfall intensity frequency lasts for 24 hours about the actual reinforced cut slope. This study resulted in following conclusions.
As a result of the laboratory test using samples gathering the typical site at Hadong region, it is judged that "SW" by USCS and cohesion() is 0kPa, internal friction angle() is 34.1°. Soil water characteristic curve and suction stress characteristic curve obtained from tempe pressure cell test were well concurrent with the result of triaxial compression test.
As a result of comparison between pore water pressures and saturated degrees at 3 points on failure section of cut slope showed the change of both values are well agreed with rainfall characteristics. Also it is confirmed that the change of safety factor in also well relative with pore water pressure and saturated degree at each stage.
It is judged to simulate the actual cut slope failure with unsaturated soils due to accumulated rainfall on July 16, 2009 as the safety factor of less than 1.0 was able to get the same situation using softwares of SEEP/W and SLOPE/W with lab. test results.
It evaluated to the stability comparing daily rainfall and 100 years probability of rainfall intensity frequency lasts for 24 hours after reinforcing the cut slope. It means that safety factor as daily rainfall has 1.24∼1.26, and safety factor as rainfall intensity has 1.27∼1.29. Also, It showed that the equal safety factor got using daily rainfall compared with probability rainfall intensity by evaluating about reinforced cut slope.
As a result of saturated condition analysis of existing soil of cut slope, safety factor has 1.24. It has similar to the result of this study because of greater hydraulic conductivity as SW(the particle-size distribution is well sand) by USCS. Also the degree of saturation has approximately 93 percent as applying daily rainfall.
It is judged that the condition of unsaturated analysis is more economical and reasonable than saturated analysis when the slope consists of fine particles with low hydraulic conductivity. It is confirmed that the daily rainfall has more fallen than rainfall intensity. To go through extra study, it is demanded to set a probability frequency of design rainfall intensity.