| ATTRIBUTE | VALUE |
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| type | A |
| database id | 8936 |
| title | Numerical modelling of rainfall-induced instability of vegetated slopes |
| authors | Świtała B.1, Wu W.2 |
| affiliations | |
| pages | 481 — 491 |
| DOI | 10.1680/jgeot.16.P.176 |
| keywords | finite-element modelling, slopes, soil stabilisation, vegetation |
| abstracts | Vegetation is known to play an important role in reducing landslide hazard. This paper presents a numerical model, which allows modelling of rainfall-induced instabilities of vegetated slopes. Both the mechanical reinforcement and the water uptake by plant roots are taken into account by considering a coupled mechanical–hydrological system. A modified Cam-Clay model for unsaturated soil is used. The mechanical reinforcement of roots is simulated by its contribution to the preconsolidation pressure. The water uptake is modelled by a sink term for variably saturated flow. The numerical model is implemented in two finite-element codes for two- and three-dimensional problems. The model performance is demonstrated by two numerical examples. |
| attributes | [reviewed] [scientific] |
| language | en |
| PART OF |
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| type | C |
| database id | 8935 |
| year | 2018 |
| series | Geotechnique |
| issue | Volume 68, Issue 6 |