Modeling of suction distributions in an unsaturated heterogeneous residual soil slope

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...

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Main Authors: Kassim, Azman, Gofar, Nurly, Lee, Lee Min, Rahardjo, Harianto
Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Language:English
Published: 2013
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101910
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1019102020-03-07T11:45:54Z Modeling of suction distributions in an unsaturated heterogeneous residual soil slope Kassim, Azman Gofar, Nurly Lee, Lee Min Rahardjo, Harianto School of Civil and Environmental Engineering 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 field evidences of suction distributions in a heterogeneous residual soil slope. Several modeling approaches were attempted to simulate the observation by considering the presence of thin layer of Grade VI, the variation in the hydraulic conductivity of Grade V layer as well as the effect of evaporation. The soil hydraulic heterogeneity in Grade V layer was modeled by adopting continuum method, in which the residual soil was subdivided into three zones of average hydraulic conductivities. The analysis results show that the presence of thin layer of Grade VI residual soil and the relict discontinuities in Grade V soil must be considered in the analysis as these features introduced permeability disparity and thus a natural capillary barrier effect that limited the downward movement of infiltrated rainwater even during the exceptionally wet condition. The results also show that the inclusion of evaporation effect provided a better prediction to the suction distributions during wet condition than dry condition. 2013-07-11T03:49:48Z 2019-12-06T20:46:33Z 2013-07-11T03:49:48Z 2019-12-06T20:46:33Z 2012 2012 Journal Article Kassim, A., Gofar, N., Lee, L. M., Rahardjo, H. (2012). Modeling of suction distributions in an unsaturated heterogeneous residual soil slope. Engineering Geology, 131-132, 70-82. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101910 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/11184 10.1016/j.enggeo.2012.02.005 en Engineering geology © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
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description 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 field evidences of suction distributions in a heterogeneous residual soil slope. Several modeling approaches were attempted to simulate the observation by considering the presence of thin layer of Grade VI, the variation in the hydraulic conductivity of Grade V layer as well as the effect of evaporation. The soil hydraulic heterogeneity in Grade V layer was modeled by adopting continuum method, in which the residual soil was subdivided into three zones of average hydraulic conductivities. The analysis results show that the presence of thin layer of Grade VI residual soil and the relict discontinuities in Grade V soil must be considered in the analysis as these features introduced permeability disparity and thus a natural capillary barrier effect that limited the downward movement of infiltrated rainwater even during the exceptionally wet condition. The results also show that the inclusion of evaporation effect provided a better prediction to the suction distributions during wet condition than dry condition.
author2 School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
author_facet School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Kassim, Azman
Gofar, Nurly
Lee, Lee Min
Rahardjo, Harianto
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author Kassim, Azman
Gofar, Nurly
Lee, Lee Min
Rahardjo, Harianto
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Gofar, Nurly
Lee, Lee Min
Rahardjo, Harianto
Modeling of suction distributions in an unsaturated heterogeneous residual soil slope
author_sort Kassim, Azman
title Modeling of suction distributions in an unsaturated heterogeneous residual soil slope
title_short Modeling of suction distributions in an unsaturated heterogeneous residual soil slope
title_full Modeling of suction distributions in an unsaturated heterogeneous residual soil slope
title_fullStr Modeling of suction distributions in an unsaturated heterogeneous residual soil slope
title_full_unstemmed Modeling of suction distributions in an unsaturated heterogeneous residual soil slope
title_sort modeling of suction distributions in an unsaturated heterogeneous residual soil slope
publishDate 2013
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101910
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/11184
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