Modeling of suction distributions in an unsaturated heterogeneous residual soil slope

• Main Authors: Kassim, Azman, Gofara, Nurly, Lee, Min Lee, Rahardjo, Harianto
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2012
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/47233/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2012.02.005
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The formation of residual soil of Grade V and Grade VI due to tropical weathering process introduces small hydraulic heterogeneities in the soil mantle which greatly alter the suction distribution during rainfall infiltration, and hence the stability of the residual soil slopes. This paper presents...