The effect of antecedent rainfall on slope stability

• Main Authors: Rahardjo, Harianto, Leong, Eng Choon, Li, X. W., Toll, David G.
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101444; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7364
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A case study is presented in order to identify the effect of antecedent rainfall on slope stability for Singapore. A storm in February 1995 (during which 95 mm of rain fell in 2 1/2 h) caused more than twenty shallow landslides on the Nanyang Technological University Campus. Details of the location,...