TY - JOUR
T1 - Numerical modelling of slope–vegetation–atmosphere interaction
T2 - An overview
AU - Elia, Gaetano
AU - Cotecchia, Federica
AU - Pedone, Giuseppe
AU - Vaunat, Jean
AU - Vardon, Phil
AU - Pereira, Carlos
AU - Springman, Sarah M.
AU - Rouainia, Mohamed
AU - Van Esch, John
AU - Koda, Eugeniusz
AU - Josifovski, Josif
AU - Nocilla, Alessandra
AU - Askarinejad, Amin
AU - Stirling, Ross
AU - Helm, Peter
AU - Lollino, Piernicola
AU - Osinski, Piotr
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The behaviour of natural and artificial slopes is controlled by their thermo-hydro-mechanical conditions and by soil–vegetation–atmosphere interaction. Porewater pressure changes within a slope related to variable meteorological settings have been shown to be able to induce soil erosion, shrinkage–swelling and cracking, thus leading to an overall decrease of the available soil strength with depth and, ultimately, to a progressive slope collapse. In terms of numerical modelling, the stability analysis of partially saturated slopes is a complex problem and a wide range of approaches from simple limit equilibrium solutions to advanced numerical analyses have been proposed in the literature. The more advanced approaches, although more rigorous, require input data such as the soil water retention curve and the hydraulic conductivity function, which are difficult to obtain in some cases. The quantification of the effects of future climate scenarios represents an additional challenge in forecasting slope–atmosphere interaction processes. This paper presents a review of real and ideal case histories regarding the numerical analysis of natural and artificial slopes subjected to different types of climatic perturbations. The limits and benefits of the different numerical approaches adopted are discussed and some general modelling recommendations are addressed.
AB - The behaviour of natural and artificial slopes is controlled by their thermo-hydro-mechanical conditions and by soil–vegetation–atmosphere interaction. Porewater pressure changes within a slope related to variable meteorological settings have been shown to be able to induce soil erosion, shrinkage–swelling and cracking, thus leading to an overall decrease of the available soil strength with depth and, ultimately, to a progressive slope collapse. In terms of numerical modelling, the stability analysis of partially saturated slopes is a complex problem and a wide range of approaches from simple limit equilibrium solutions to advanced numerical analyses have been proposed in the literature. The more advanced approaches, although more rigorous, require input data such as the soil water retention curve and the hydraulic conductivity function, which are difficult to obtain in some cases. The quantification of the effects of future climate scenarios represents an additional challenge in forecasting slope–atmosphere interaction processes. This paper presents a review of real and ideal case histories regarding the numerical analysis of natural and artificial slopes subjected to different types of climatic perturbations. The limits and benefits of the different numerical approaches adopted are discussed and some general modelling recommendations are addressed.
UR - http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:e85fcdd1-e296-48f8-9af5-325c9dc0feff
U2 - 10.1144/qjegh2016-079
DO - 10.1144/qjegh2016-079
M3 - Article
SN - 1470-9236
JO - Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
JF - Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
ER -