Large deformation dynamic analysis of progressive failure in layered clayey slopes under seismic loading using the particle finite element method

Wang, Liang, Zhang, Xue ORCID: 0000-0002-0892-3665 and Tinti, Stefano (2021) Large deformation dynamic analysis of progressive failure in layered clayey slopes under seismic loading using the particle finite element method. ACTA GEOTECHNICA, 16 (8). pp. 2435-2448.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11440-021-01142-8

Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This paper presents the failure analysis of layered clayey slopes with emphasis on the combined effect of the clay’s weakening behavior and the seismic loading using the particle finite element method (PFEM). Diverse failure mechanisms have been disclosed via the PFEM modelling when the strain-weakening behavior of clay is concerned. In contrast to a single layered slope exhibiting either a shallow or a deep failure mode, a layered slope may undergo both failure modes with a time interval in between. Seismic loadings also enlarge the scale of slope failure in clays with weakening behavior. The failure of a real layered slope (i.e. the 1988 Saint-Adelphe landslide, Canada) triggered by the Saguenay earthquake is also studied in this paper. The simulation results reveal that the choice of the strain-softening value controls the slip surface of the landslide and the amplification effect is important in the triggering of the landslide.</jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Layered clayey slopes, Natural hazards, Particle finite element analysis, Seismic landslides
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	01 Feb 2021 15:18
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 23:01
DOI:	10.1007/s11440-021-01142-8
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3115055