Scaled physical modelling of mass movement processes on thawing slopes
Abstract This paper presents initial results from scaled geotechnical centrifuge modelling of cryogenic slope processes. Four experiments are described in which 1/10 scale planar slope models were constructed from a silty soil at gradients of 12°, 18° and 24°. Models were frozen on the laboratory fl...
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crwiley:10.1002/ppp.373 2024-09-15T18:30:16+00:00 Scaled physical modelling of mass movement processes on thawing slopes Harris, Charles Rea, Brice Davies, Michael 2001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.373 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fppp.373 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.373 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Permafrost and Periglacial Processes volume 12, issue 1, page 125-135 ISSN 1045-6740 1099-1530 journal-article 2001 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.373 2024-07-25T04:18:38Z Abstract This paper presents initial results from scaled geotechnical centrifuge modelling of cryogenic slope processes. Four experiments are described in which 1/10 scale planar slope models were constructed from a silty soil at gradients of 12°, 18° and 24°. Models were frozen on the laboratory floor, and thawed in the centrifuge at 10 gravities. Frost heave, thaw settlement, soil temperature and pore water pressures were recorded. In each experiment, ten columns of 5 mm long plastic cylinders inserted through the soil profile allowed surface soil displacements to be determined, and indicated displacement profiles with depth at the end of each experiment. The 12° model was subjected to four cycles of freezing and thawing, simulating four annual active‐layer freeze–thaw cycles. During each thaw phase, gelifluction occurred, and average model‐scale surface displacements were 18.7 mm/cycle (equivalent to 187 mm/cycle at prototype scale). In the 18° model, gelifluction rates were higher, with average surface displacements of 65.1 mm/cycle at model scale, 651 mm/cycle at prototype scale. Two replicate 24° frozen slope models were tested in the centrifuge, and thawing was associated with failure by mudflow. Maximum pore water pressures during thaw were similar in all models. Slope stability analysis using an infinite planar model indicated that the factor of safety against failure remained >1 in the 12° model, was close to or slightly less than 1 in the 18° model, and was <1 in the 24° models. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. RÉSUMÉ Cet article présente les premiers résultats obtenus par centrifugation pour établir des modèles géotechniques de processus cryogéniques actifs sur des pentes. Quatre expériences sont décrites dans lesquelles des modèles à l'échelle du 1/10 ont été construits avec un sol silteux et des pentes de 12°, 18° et 24°. Ces modèles ont été gelés en laboratoire et dégelés dans la centrifugeuse sous 10 gravités. Le soulèvement du sol, son affaissement, la température du sol et la ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Permafrost and Periglacial Processes Wiley Online Library Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 12 1 125 135 |
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Abstract This paper presents initial results from scaled geotechnical centrifuge modelling of cryogenic slope processes. Four experiments are described in which 1/10 scale planar slope models were constructed from a silty soil at gradients of 12°, 18° and 24°. Models were frozen on the laboratory floor, and thawed in the centrifuge at 10 gravities. Frost heave, thaw settlement, soil temperature and pore water pressures were recorded. In each experiment, ten columns of 5 mm long plastic cylinders inserted through the soil profile allowed surface soil displacements to be determined, and indicated displacement profiles with depth at the end of each experiment. The 12° model was subjected to four cycles of freezing and thawing, simulating four annual active‐layer freeze–thaw cycles. During each thaw phase, gelifluction occurred, and average model‐scale surface displacements were 18.7 mm/cycle (equivalent to 187 mm/cycle at prototype scale). In the 18° model, gelifluction rates were higher, with average surface displacements of 65.1 mm/cycle at model scale, 651 mm/cycle at prototype scale. Two replicate 24° frozen slope models were tested in the centrifuge, and thawing was associated with failure by mudflow. Maximum pore water pressures during thaw were similar in all models. Slope stability analysis using an infinite planar model indicated that the factor of safety against failure remained >1 in the 12° model, was close to or slightly less than 1 in the 18° model, and was <1 in the 24° models. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. RÉSUMÉ Cet article présente les premiers résultats obtenus par centrifugation pour établir des modèles géotechniques de processus cryogéniques actifs sur des pentes. Quatre expériences sont décrites dans lesquelles des modèles à l'échelle du 1/10 ont été construits avec un sol silteux et des pentes de 12°, 18° et 24°. Ces modèles ont été gelés en laboratoire et dégelés dans la centrifugeuse sous 10 gravités. Le soulèvement du sol, son affaissement, la température du sol et la ... |
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