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Post Evaluation of Slope Cutting on Loess Slopes under Long-Term Rainfall Based on a Model Test

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  • Guodong Liu

    (College of Urban, Rural Planning and Architectural Engineering, Shangluo University, Shangluo 726000, China
    School of Highway, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710046, China)

  • Zhijun Zhou

    (School of Highway, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710046, China)

  • Shiqiang Xu

    (School of Highway, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710046, China)

  • Yuanmeng Cheng

    (College of Urban, Rural Planning and Architectural Engineering, Shangluo University, Shangluo 726000, China)

Abstract

The failure of treated slopes around the world, especially in China, is occurring at a noteworthy rate, resulting in an urgent requirement for post evaluation of the treated slopes; however, there is no mature technique established for post evaluation. By using a real loess slope treated by slope cutting in Shaanxi Province as the prototype, indoor geotechnical tests and model tests were performed to reveal the rainwater infiltration characteristics and pressure-varying characteristics inside the slope, the results of which were used to conduct a post evaluation of the slope in situ. The results mainly showed that the effect of rainwater scouring on the slope surface weakened gradually into a steady state at the end of the first year. The rainwater upon the slope surface preferentially infiltrated the platforms with gradually reducing rates; however, the observed wetting front cannot be regarded as the border between the unsaturated and saturated loesses. The soil pressures inside the slope did not increase, but decreased during the early period of rainfall. The displacements of key points mainly occurred during the first two years and then steady periods were entered. The above results were utilized to conduct a post evaluation of the slope prototype, by which a post evaluation framework was constructed.

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  • Guodong Liu & Zhijun Zhou & Shiqiang Xu & Yuanmeng Cheng, 2022. "Post Evaluation of Slope Cutting on Loess Slopes under Long-Term Rainfall Based on a Model Test," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-26, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:23:p:15838-:d:986643
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