JOURNAL OF YANGTZE RIVER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTI ›› 2015, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (11): 87-92.

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Seepage Flow and Stability Analysis of A Landslide under the Conditions of Water Level Fluctuation of Reservoir and Rainfall

ZHU Peng1,2,4, LU Shu-qiang1,2,3, XUE Cong-cong1,2,YOU Ming-liang5   

  1. 1.Collaborative Innovation Center for Geo-Hazards and Eco-Environment in Three Gorges Area of Hubei Province, Yichang 443002, China;
    2.National Field Observation and Research Station of Landslides in Three Gorges Reservoir Area of Yangtze River, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China;
    3.State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China;
    4.Jiangsu Geological Foundation Piles Engineering Company, Zhenjiang 212001, China;
    5. Zhejiang Team of Geological Survey Center of China Building Materials Industry, Hangzhou 310022, China
  • Received:2014-12-15 Revised:2015-01-16 Online:2015-11-20 Published:2015-11-05

Abstract: Groundwater played a significant role in the stability of reservoir slopes. A landslide in reservoir area was taken as an example through analyzing its deformation characteristics and professional monitoring data. By the regulated scheme of Three Gorges Reservoir and rainfall conditions, based on theories of unsaturated seepage and limit equilibrium, eight working conditions were set for seepage and stability analysis of the landslide. Under conditions of water level fluctuation from 175 meters to 145 meters and rainfall, the analysis adopted Geo-Studio software based on finite element method. Results show that the reservoir water level changes exactly in accordance with the groundwater level, and rainfall has some effect on water level of the landslide’s back. Slope safety factor decreases with the rise of water level or the increase of rising rate. Moreover, slope safety factor firstly decreases and then increases with the drop of water level. Finally, slope safety factor decreases a little under the conditions of rainfall.

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