Groundwater flow modeling for effective implementation of landslide stability enhancement measures: A case of landslide in Shikoku, Japan

This paper deals with groundwater hydrology at a prominent fracture zone landslide slope (Nuta–Yone landslides) in Japan with an objective to explore an efficient method for the application of landslide stability enhancement measures. The correlation analyses between the hydrological parameters and...

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Published in:Landslides 2008-08, Vol.5 (3), p.281-290
Main Authors: Shrestha, H. K., Yatabe, R., Bhandary, N. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Civil Engineering
Correlation analysis
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Geography
Geological engineering
Groundwater flow
Hydrology
Landslides
Landslides & mudslides
Natural Hazards
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Summary:This paper deals with groundwater hydrology at a prominent fracture zone landslide slope (Nuta–Yone landslides) in Japan with an objective to explore an efficient method for the application of landslide stability enhancement measures. The correlation analyses between the hydrological parameters and ground surface movement data at this landslide resulted in low correlation values indicating that the geological formation of the area is extremely complex. For the purpose of understanding the groundwater flow behavior in the landslide area, a three-dimensional transient groundwater flow model was prepared for a part of the landslide slope, where the levels of effectiveness of applied landslide stability enhancement measures (in the form of multilayered deep horizontal drains) are different, and was calibrated against the measured water surface elevations at different piezometer locations. The parameter distributions in the calibrated model and the general directions of the groundwater flow in terms of flow vectors and the results of particle tracking at the model site were interpreted to understand the reasons for variations in effectiveness of existing landslide stability enhancement measures and to find potentially better locations for the implementation of future landslide stability enhancement measures. From the modeling results, it was also understood that groundwater flow model can be effectively used in better planning and locating the landslide stability enhancement measures.
ISSN:1612-510X
1612-5118
DOI:10.1007/s10346-008-0121-8