Location

St. Louis, Missouri

Presentation Date

05 Apr 1995, 4:00 pm - 4:20 pm

Abstract

Different numerical approaches for the analysis of earthquake triggered landslides are studied. Improved simplified models are developed and their performance for evaluating the response of natural slopes subjected to earthquakes is studied. Using more sophisticated numerical techniques the influence of several factors such as the hydro mechanical behavior assumptions, 1D vs. 2D geometry, and the input motion are assessed. 2D computations have shown that the kinematics of the slope motion is largely affected by the geometry of the slope. As far as the soil behavior is concerned, the results indicate that introduction of progressive yielding in the soil model provides larger displacement, progressive pore-pressure generation and more diffuse deformation. For the input motion, the number of peaks and their amplitudes have been identified as being the mains factors for irreversible displacements.

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Meeting Name

3rd International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Document Version

Final Version

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© 1995 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.

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Language

English

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Numerical Modelling Approaches for the Analysis of Earthquake Triggered Landslides

St. Louis, Missouri

Different numerical approaches for the analysis of earthquake triggered landslides are studied. Improved simplified models are developed and their performance for evaluating the response of natural slopes subjected to earthquakes is studied. Using more sophisticated numerical techniques the influence of several factors such as the hydro mechanical behavior assumptions, 1D vs. 2D geometry, and the input motion are assessed. 2D computations have shown that the kinematics of the slope motion is largely affected by the geometry of the slope. As far as the soil behavior is concerned, the results indicate that introduction of progressive yielding in the soil model provides larger displacement, progressive pore-pressure generation and more diffuse deformation. For the input motion, the number of peaks and their amplitudes have been identified as being the mains factors for irreversible displacements.