The hydromechanical behaviour of unsaturated loess in slopes, New Zealand
| dc.contributor.author | Yates, Katherine | |
| dc.contributor.author | Russell, Adrian | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Bardanis M | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-05T03:06:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-10-05T03:06:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | <jats:p>Unsaturated loess and loess-derived soils in the Akaroa harbour area of New Zealand are vulnerable to shallow landsliding during rainfall events. Laboratory testing and long-term field instrumentation has been conducted to characterise the water retention and unsaturated shear strength of these materials, and better understand temporal changings in slope stability. Laboratory test results indicate that the same soil-water characteristic curve can be applied to both recompacted and intact loess when suction is normalised by the air entry value. Conversely the stress-strain behaviours of the recompacted and intact loess were different due to the unique microstructure of the intact loess that contributes to its shear strength. Long-term field instrumentation data showed that, for the duration of the monitoring period, the hydraulic state of the loess remained on a scanning curve. These data, combined with the laboratory testing, confirm that temporal variation in slope stability can be attributed to seasonal variability in suction and its contribution to unsaturated shear strength. These hydromechanical variabilities, resulting from wetting and drying, are affected by rainfall intensity and duration that occurs at the site.</jats:p> | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Yates K, Russell A (2023). The hydromechanical behaviour of unsaturated loess in slopes, New Zealand. Milos, Greece: 8th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils (UNSAT 2023). E3S Web of Conferences. 382. 24007-24007. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202338224007 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2267-1242 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10092/106205 | |
| dc.publisher | EDP Sciences | |
| dc.rights | All rights reserved unless otherwise stated | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651 | |
| dc.subject.anzsrc | 41 - Environmental sciences::4106 - Soil sciences::410605 - Soil physics | |
| dc.title | The hydromechanical behaviour of unsaturated loess in slopes, New Zealand | |
| dc.type | Conference Contributions - Published | |
| uc.college | Faculty of Engineering | |
| uc.department | Civil and Natural Resources Engineering |