Back analysis the landslides in residual soils unsaturated / Retroanálise de escorregamentos em solos residuais não saturados

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

Five historical cases of landslides in the city of Salvador, Bahia, were studied through the survey and treatment of the preexistent data. Complementary experiments were accomplished through the instrumentation field using tensiometers and laboratory testing. The back-analysis, main objective of this research, was accomplished through the geometries of each slope, before and after the rupture, resulting in the definition of the possible medium parameters of resistance to shear. Secondary, analysis of the conventional stability to the evaluation of safety factors of each slope was accomplished, with the parameters of resistance in the unsaturated and saturated condition. At last, numerical simulations were done, aiming at reproducing the conditions which led to the rupture of the slope of Alto do Bom Viver, based on the concepts of mechanics of non saturated soil. The results demonstrated that the majority of the slips studied occur in the horizon of the mature residual soil, where the value of the angle of the medium attrition is of 34 degrees, suitable with the surface of little deep ruptures observed in the field. The parametric analysis suggests that the most probable mechanism of rupture is related to the decrease of the apparent cohesion of the soil due to the decrease of suction.

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solo residual suction numerical simulations sucção slopes back analysis simulações numéricas ensaios de laboratório residual soil retroanálise encostas laboratory experiments

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