Concepedia

Influence of rainfall on the deformation and stability of a slope in overconsolidated clays: a case study

Antonio Gens, Carlos H. Delahaye

Hydrogeology Journal · 2003 · 164 citations · 19 references

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Concepts

EngineeringCivil EngineeringEarth SciencesGeotechnical EngineeringSlope StabilitySoil MechanicsClay MineralsRainfall-induced Slope InstabilitySlope Failure MechanismsSlope StabilizationSoil ErosionUnsaturated Slope StabilityClaysOverconsolidation EffectsProgressive Failure In SlopesRainfall-induced Slope FailureWeathered Soil Slope Instability

References

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A Closed‐form Equation for Predicting the Hydraulic Conductivity of Unsaturated Soils

Martinus Th. van Genuchten · Soil Science Society of America Journal · 1980 · 27.4K citations

Agriculture, Earth Sciences, Soil Sciences +17

CAPILLARY CONDUCTION OF LIQUIDS THROUGH POROUS MEDIUMS

L. A. Richards · Physics · 1931 · 6.4K citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Soil Sciences +17

Nonlinear Analysis of Stress and Strain in Soils

J. Michael Duncan, Chin-Yung Chang · Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division · 1970 · 2.4K citations

Engineering, Computer Science, Finite Element Analysis +15

The shear strength of unsaturated soils

D. G. Fredlund, N. R. Morgenstern, R A Widger · Canadian Geotechnical Journal · 1978 · 1.7K citations

Engineering, Earth Sciences, Soil Sciences +15

Long-Term Stability of Clay Slopes

A. W. Skempton · Géotechnique · 1964 · 965 citations · Full text

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Earth Sciences +7