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Instability Analysis of Unsaturated Soil Slope Considering Wet Condition

습윤상태를 고려한 불포화 토사사면의 불안정성 해석

  • 김용민 (연세대학교 토목환경공학과) ;
  • 김재홍 (연세대학교 기후변화 적응형 사회기반시설 연구센터)
  • Received : 2013.01.04
  • Accepted : 2013.06.04
  • Published : 2013.07.30
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Abstract

The monolithically coupled finite element analysis for a deformable unsaturated soil slope is performed to investigate the effect of antecedent rainfall which is assumed by initial conditions varying degree of saturation (36, 51, 77%) in finite element analysis. The distributions of matric suction and deformation on slope surface obtained from numerical simulation show the instability of antecedent rainfall-induced unsaturated soil slope. Moreover, the numerical analysis using Drucker-Prager model can be checked if a soil slope has reached failure (trial failure criterion $f^{tr}$ >0, plastic behavior) or not (trial failure criterion $f^{tr}$ < 0, elastic behavior). It is found that displacement of slope surface layer increases and the matric suction on soil slope decreases with an increase of initial degree of saturation by antecedent rainfall. Especially, the matric suction of the soil slope in dry condition (S=36%) rapidly decreases rather than that in wet condition (S=51%) at the same rainfall duration. The results of the trial failure criterion ($f^{tr}$ > 0) show slope instability in the toe region and surface of the slopes.

본 연구에서는 불포화 사면에서 선행강우의 영향을 고려하고자 지반의 초기 포화도를 3가지(36, 51, 77%)로 설정하여 수리학적-역학적 동시 유한요소해석(monolithically coupled finite element analysis)을 수행하였다. 선행강우에 의한 불포화 사면의 불안정성은 사면 내 모관흡수력 분포와 사면표층의 변위를 통하여 확인할 수 있다. 또한 Drucker-Prager model의 항복경계기준(trial failure criterion)을 적용하여 강우 침투에 의한 불포화 사면의 탄성 및 소성거동을 파악하였다. 그 결과, 선행강우에 의한 지반의 초기 포화도가 클수록 강우에 의한 변위가 크게 발생하며 모관흡수력 또한 감소한다. 특히, 모관흡수력은 지반이 건조할수록 빠르게 감소하며, 초기에 동일한 모관흡수력을 갖는 사면표층에서 포화도가 작은 지반일수록 더 빠른 모관흡수력 감소를 보였다. 풍화토의 탄성과 소성거동을 구분하기 위해 사용된 Drucker-Prager model을 통해 사면 파괴가 시작되는 항복경계지점을 확인 할 수 있었다.

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