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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (27): 88-98.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb20190800551

Special Issue: 农业气象

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Rainfall Infiltration: Effects on Slope Stability of Loess Terraces in Mountainous Area of Southern Ningxia

Liu Jiali(), Tian Jia(), Liang Zhiqi, Zhang Zhimin, Yang Zekang, Ma Jianwen, Zhao Yan   

  1. School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021
  • Received:2019-08-18 Revised:2019-12-03 Online:2020-09-25 Published:2020-09-23
  • Contact: Tian Jia E-mail:936606393@qq.com;yuhudie63@qq.com

Abstract:

The paper aims to study the effects of rainfall infiltration on the slope stability of loess terraces in mountainous area of southern Ningxia. We established a finite element model for the stability analysis by using the software ABAQUS, and studied the variation of failure time and safety factors of 3 different types of terraced slopes: the level terrace, alternate terrace and original slope (control) under different rainfall infiltration intensities (28-38 mm/h) and the slope gradient (15°-30°). The results showed that: the failure time of the terraced slope decreased with the increase of rainfall infiltration intensity and satisfied the power function relation; the failure time of the level terrace was significantly higher than that of the alternate terrace and original slope; the safety factors of the terraced slope decreased with the increase of the rainfall infiltration intensity too, but satisfied the linear function relation; the safety factors of the level terrace had no significant difference between the alternate terrace and original slope. Under the condition of rainfall, the construction of loess terraces can increase the stability of shallow terrace slope, but has little effect on the stability of deep terrace slope.

Key words: rainfall infiltration, loess terrace, slope stability, finite element, mountainous area of southern Ningxia

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