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Analysis of an Actual Slope Failure in the Residual Soil by Suction Stress Based Effective Stress

흡수응력에 기반한 유효응력에 의한 실제 잔류토 사면 붕괴의 해석

  • Received : 2012.03.19
  • Accepted : 2012.04.12
  • Published : 2012.06.30

Abstract

An actual slope failure was analyzed in residual soils at Jinju. Due to rainfall infiltration, the safety factor decreases in the unsaturated layers, since the effective stress and shear strength decrease. In this study, the effective stress is based on suction stress using soil water retention curve. Unsaturated properties were evaluated on soil water retention curve, hydraulic conductivity and shear strength with samples from the site. After infiltration analysis of unsaturated flow under the actual rainfall, the distribution of pore water pressure could be calculated in the slope layers. In the stress field of finite elements, an elastic analysis calculated total stress distribution in the layers and also shear stresses on the slip surface using elastic model. On the slip surface, suction stress and effective stress evaluated the shear strength. As a result, the factor of safety was calculated due to rainfall, which could simulate the actual slope failure. In particular, it was found that the suction stress increases and both the effective stress and the shear strength decrease simultaneously on the slip surface.

진주 잔류토 사면의 실제 붕괴사례에 대한 해석을 수행하였다. 강우시 침투로 인하여 불포화층에서 유효응력과 전단 강도가 감소하여 안전율이 저하된다. 본 연구에서는 함수특성곡선을 이용하여 흡수응력에 기반한 유효응력을 산정하였다. 대상 현장에서 채취한 시료로부터 함수특성곡선, 투수계수, 전단강도와 관련한 불포화 물성들을 획득하였다. 실제 강우에 대한 불포화층의 침투해석을 수행하고 사면 지층의 간극수압 분포를 구할 수 있었다. 유한요소 응력장에서 탄성 해석으로 지층내 전응력을 계산하고 활동면에 작용하는 전단응력의 분포를 계산하였다. 활동면에 작용하는 흡수응력 및 유효응력을 산정하여 전단강도를 평가할 수 있었다. 이로부터 강우에 따른 안전율을 계산하였으며, 실제 강우에 의하여 사면이 활동이 일어나는 것을 모의할 수 있었다. 또한 활동면에서 흡수응력이 증가하고 유효응력이 감소하는 동시에 전단강도가 감소하는 것을 추적할 수 있었다.

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