Seismic stability analysis of shallow overburden slopes with vegetation protection

Vegetation is an effective and environmental-friendly approach to improve slope stability. However, due to the lack of reasonable calculation methods for vegetated slopes, the analysis theory of ecological slope protection lags behind the engineering application. Based on the shallow translational f...

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Published in:Environmental earth sciences 2024-08, Vol.83 (16), p.477, Article 477
Main Authors: Niu, Jiayong, Zhang, Jianjing, Yan, Shijie, Jiang, Xueliang, Wang, Feifei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biogeosciences
Charts
Design factors
Dimensionless analysis
Dimensionless numbers
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Ecological effects
Environmental Science and Engineering
Geochemistry
Geology
Hydrology/Water Resources
Limit analysis
Original Article
Preliminary designs
Safety
Safety factors
Seismic activity
Seismic response
Seismic stability
Slope protection
Slope stability
Stability analysis
Terrestrial Pollution
Thickness ratio
Vegetation
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Summary:Vegetation is an effective and environmental-friendly approach to improve slope stability. However, due to the lack of reasonable calculation methods for vegetated slopes, the analysis theory of ecological slope protection lags behind the engineering application. Based on the shallow translational failure model considering the boundary effects, the dimensionless seismic stability number of shallow overburden slopes with or without vegetation protection was deduced by using the upper limit method of limit analysis. A series of stability charts for slopes with or without vegetation protection under seismic excitations with different amplitudes were provided. The results show that the underestimation degree of the safety factor calculated from the infinite slope model increases gradually with the increase of the thickness ratio of the shallow overburden. Compared with the slope without vegetation protection, the seismic stability number of the slope with vegetation protection is nonlinear. The proposed stability charts show good performance for rapidly obtaining the safety factor with calculation errors of less than 9%, which is useful in assessing the safety of the shallow overburden slopes with vegetation protection in the preliminary design.
ISSN:1866-6280
1866-6299
DOI:10.1007/s12665-024-11782-0