TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Numerical model and flume experiments of single- and two-layered hillslope flow related to slope failure
JO  - Landslides
A1  - Sharma, Raj
A1  - Nakagawa, Hajime
SP  - 425
EP  - 432
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
N2  - A hillslope flow model is developed considering 3D saturated and unsaturated flow of water during rainfall events. A finite difference-based numerical model of hillslope flow processes is developed. Four different experiments are done to see the effects of a single- and double-layered soil in pore-water pressure dynamics and slope failure. Results from the numerical model are verified with experimental results. The numerical and experimental values of the pore-water pressure and moisture contents are in good agreement. The results show that the hillslope heterogeneity caused by multiple layers of soil has greater influence on hillslope pore-pressure dynamics and slope failure patterns. The depth of slope failure shows high dependency on layering characteristics of the soil slope and pattern of rainfall. The proposed model provides a perspective on failure mechanism of a single- or double-layered slope under rainfall infiltration.<p /> 
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SN  - 1612-510X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10346-010-0205-0
ID  - ref1
ER  -