Mathematical modelling of slopes

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Title:	Mathematical modelling of slopes
Author:	Alonso Pérez de Agreda, Eduardo; Pinyol Puigmartí, Núria Mercè; Yerro Colom, Alba
Other authors:	Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. MSR - Mecànica del Sòls i de les Roques
Abstract:	The paper discusses first the effect of rainfall on the stability of slopes and it focusses on the role of permeability. Existing or induced discontinuities are shown to have a remarkable effect on the slope safety. Also, the relevance of changes in hydraulic properties in weathered profiles is discussed through a real case. The performance of modern “Lagrangian particle” methods and their capabilities to deal with large displacements is presented. The cases solved refer to brittle materials, a common situation in overconsolidated high plasticity clays.
Abstract:	Peer Reviewed
Subject(s):	-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geotècnia::Mecànica de sòls -Landslides--Mathematical models -landslides -models -rainfall -permeability -unsaturated soils -Material Point Method -brittle soils -run-out -progressive failure -Esllavissades -- Models matemàtics
Rights:	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
Document type:	Article - Published version Article
Published by:	Elsevier
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