Reliability analysis of reservoir landslides in multi-slip zones considering spatial variability and seepage field fluctuation

Rainfall and reservoir water level fluctuations are recognized as primary triggers of landslide instability in conventional reservoir landslide stability and reliability analyses. However, deterministic methods that treat landslides as homogeneous masses disregard the inherent spatial variability in...

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Main Authors: Yucheng Wang, Luqi Wang, Xiangwei Fang, Wengang Zhang, Peixi Xiong, Chao Chen, Xing Zhu
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19475705.2024.2398111
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Luqi Wang
Xiangwei Fang
Wengang Zhang
Peixi Xiong
Chao Chen
Xing Zhu
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Xiangwei Fang
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Chao Chen
Xing Zhu
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description Rainfall and reservoir water level fluctuations are recognized as primary triggers of landslide instability in conventional reservoir landslide stability and reliability analyses. However, deterministic methods that treat landslides as homogeneous masses disregard the inherent spatial variability in soil parameters, resulting in inaccurate calculations of landslide failure probabilities. This study investigates the Taping landslide, a multi-slip zone landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir area. The landslide stability is evaluated using a deterministic analysis method under rainfall and reservoir water level fluctuation conditions. Subsequently, the unsaturated seepage analysis result is incorporated into a random finite difference method computational framework that considers soil spatial variability to assess the landslide reliability. The probabilistic analysis method is employed to examine the impact of spatial variability in soil parameters on the reliability of the reservoir landslide. The results show that landslide stability and reliability are negatively affected by spatial variability of geotechnical parameter. Furthermore, the coefficient of variation, correlation coefficient, and scales of fluctuation for soil shear strength parameters adversely affect the stability and reliability of the landslide to varying degrees. The study results contribute to the assessment of the probability of failure and the implementation of mitigation and prevention measures for the Taping landslide.
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spelling doaj-art-b5a8a3d5fff44512905ab08dee4cab702024-12-12T18:11:17ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGeomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk1947-57051947-57132024-12-0115110.1080/19475705.2024.2398111Reliability analysis of reservoir landslides in multi-slip zones considering spatial variability and seepage field fluctuationYucheng Wang0Luqi Wang1Xiangwei Fang2Wengang Zhang3Peixi Xiong4Chao Chen5Xing Zhu6School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, ChinaChina Coal Technology and Engineering Chongqing Design and Research Institute (Group) Co., Ltd., Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, ChinaRainfall and reservoir water level fluctuations are recognized as primary triggers of landslide instability in conventional reservoir landslide stability and reliability analyses. However, deterministic methods that treat landslides as homogeneous masses disregard the inherent spatial variability in soil parameters, resulting in inaccurate calculations of landslide failure probabilities. This study investigates the Taping landslide, a multi-slip zone landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir area. The landslide stability is evaluated using a deterministic analysis method under rainfall and reservoir water level fluctuation conditions. Subsequently, the unsaturated seepage analysis result is incorporated into a random finite difference method computational framework that considers soil spatial variability to assess the landslide reliability. The probabilistic analysis method is employed to examine the impact of spatial variability in soil parameters on the reliability of the reservoir landslide. The results show that landslide stability and reliability are negatively affected by spatial variability of geotechnical parameter. Furthermore, the coefficient of variation, correlation coefficient, and scales of fluctuation for soil shear strength parameters adversely affect the stability and reliability of the landslide to varying degrees. The study results contribute to the assessment of the probability of failure and the implementation of mitigation and prevention measures for the Taping landslide.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19475705.2024.2398111Reservoir landslidesspatial variabilitylandslide reliabilityprobability of failureseepage field variations
spellingShingle Yucheng Wang
Luqi Wang
Xiangwei Fang
Wengang Zhang
Peixi Xiong
Chao Chen
Xing Zhu
Reliability analysis of reservoir landslides in multi-slip zones considering spatial variability and seepage field fluctuation
Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk
Reservoir landslides
spatial variability
landslide reliability
probability of failure
seepage field variations
title Reliability analysis of reservoir landslides in multi-slip zones considering spatial variability and seepage field fluctuation
title_full Reliability analysis of reservoir landslides in multi-slip zones considering spatial variability and seepage field fluctuation
title_fullStr Reliability analysis of reservoir landslides in multi-slip zones considering spatial variability and seepage field fluctuation
title_full_unstemmed Reliability analysis of reservoir landslides in multi-slip zones considering spatial variability and seepage field fluctuation
title_short Reliability analysis of reservoir landslides in multi-slip zones considering spatial variability and seepage field fluctuation
title_sort reliability analysis of reservoir landslides in multi slip zones considering spatial variability and seepage field fluctuation
topic Reservoir landslides
spatial variability
landslide reliability
probability of failure
seepage field variations
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19475705.2024.2398111
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