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Probabilistic Approach to Transient Unsaturated Slope Stability Associated with Precipitation Event

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  • Katherin Rocio Cano Bezerra da Costa

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Brasília, Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil)

  • Ana Paola do Nascimento Dantas

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Brasília, Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil)

  • André Luís Brasil Cavalcante

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Brasília, Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil)

  • André Pacheco de Assis

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Brasília, Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil)

Abstract

The massif rupture is not always reached under saturated conditions; therefore, the analysis of the unsaturated phenomenon is necessary in some cases. This study performed a probabilistic approach for unsaturated and transient conditions to understand the contribution of physical and hydraulic parameters involved in slope stability. The proposed slope stability model was based on the infinite slope method and a new unsaturated constitutive shear strength model proposed in 2021 by Cavalcante and Mascarenhas. The first-order second-moment method, which incorporated multiple stochastic variables, was used in the probabilistic analysis, allowing the incorporation of seven independent variables for the probability of failure analysis as well as for quantifying the contribution of the variables to the total variance of a factor of safety at any state of moisture. This implementation allows a more realistic estimative for the probability of failure, showing in a practical way the decrease and increase of the probability of failure during a rain event. The model provided promising results highlighting the need to migrate from deterministic analyses to more robust probabilistic analyses, considering the most significant number of stochastic variables. The proposed model helps to understand the influence of moisture content on slope stability, being a possible tool in natural disaster risk management.

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  • Katherin Rocio Cano Bezerra da Costa & Ana Paola do Nascimento Dantas & André Luís Brasil Cavalcante & André Pacheco de Assis, 2023. "Probabilistic Approach to Transient Unsaturated Slope Stability Associated with Precipitation Event," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(21), pages 1-19, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:21:p:15260-:d:1267052
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    1. Joram Wachira Mburu & An-Jui Li & Horn-Da Lin & Chih-Wei Lu, 2022. "Investigations of Unsaturated Slopes Subjected to Rainfall Infiltration Using Numerical Approaches—A Parametric Study and Comparative Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-37, November.
    2. Wei Cao & Zheng Wan & Wenjing Li, 2023. "Stability of Unsaturated Soil Slope Considering Stratigraphic Uncertainty," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-24, July.
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