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Slope Crack Propagation Law and Numerical Simulation of Expansive Soil under Wetting–Drying Cycles

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  • Xuanyi Chen

    (School of Safety Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, China)

  • Xiaofei Jing

    (School of Safety Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, China)

  • Xiaoshuang Li

    (School of Civil Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China)

  • Junji Chen

    (Chongqing College of Mobile Communication, Chongqing 401520, China)

  • Qiang Ma

    (China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China)

  • Xiaohua Liu

    (School of Safety Engineering, Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, China)

Abstract

This study investigated the crack propagation law of expansive soil slopes under drying–wetting conditions and the influence of cracks on slopes by conducting a large-scale indoor slope test subjected to drying–wetting cycles. The change in soil moisture content at different depths during the drying–wetting cycles was monitored using a moisture content sensor, and the variation in crack depths in the expansive soil during the drying process was measured using a crack depth detector. The cracks on the slope’s surface were processed using a self-made binarization program, and the crack evolution mechanism of the expansive soil during the drying process was analyzed. The rainfall-induced change in moisture content in the fractured soil was used to obtain the influence of moisture content change on expansive soils, and to analyze the dry–wet cycle failure mode of surface soil. The surface cracks of the soil were quantified by binary processing, and the area of the cracks and the area ratio of cracked soil to intact soil were calculated. Finally, by using PFC simulation software with the slope cracks and quantitative analysis results as parameters, it was confirmed that the greater the number of drying–wetting cycles, the greater the number of cracks, and the greater the damage to the slope.

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  • Xuanyi Chen & Xiaofei Jing & Xiaoshuang Li & Junji Chen & Qiang Ma & Xiaohua Liu, 2023. "Slope Crack Propagation Law and Numerical Simulation of Expansive Soil under Wetting–Drying Cycles," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-19, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:7:p:5655-:d:1105617
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    1. Liwei Han & Wenhui Ji & Liyuan Ma & Ruibin Guo & Yifan Zhang & Hongyang Zhang, 2024. "Microscopic Mechanisms and Evolution Models of Crack Development in an Expansive Soil under Conditions of Rainfall Evaporation Cycles," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(17), pages 1-18, September.
    2. Peng Luo & Min Ma, 2024. "Failure Mechanisms and Protection Measures for Expansive Soil Slopes: A Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(12), pages 1-31, June.

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