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Effect of Infiltration from Retrofit Rain Gardens on Slope Stability
The use of sustainable practices in infrastructure improvements has been progressing in practice. Rain gardens are one type of sustainable stormwater control measure (SCM) used to control rainfall runoff. Rain gardens that are constructed without liners will infiltrate water to recharge the underlying aquifer. The geotechnical changes, which come with these hydrological changes, must be considered when installing rain gardens near infrastructure such as pavements, slopes, and foundations. In this study, a model was produced in GeoStudio 2012 to show how infiltration from a rain garden can affect slope stability. Decreases in slope stability from rain garden infiltration were quantifiable, implying that these types of models should be considered during the design phase of retrofit rain gardens because engineers that designed existing infrastructure likely did not consider additional infiltration from green infrastructure.
Effect of Infiltration from Retrofit Rain Gardens on Slope Stability
The use of sustainable practices in infrastructure improvements has been progressing in practice. Rain gardens are one type of sustainable stormwater control measure (SCM) used to control rainfall runoff. Rain gardens that are constructed without liners will infiltrate water to recharge the underlying aquifer. The geotechnical changes, which come with these hydrological changes, must be considered when installing rain gardens near infrastructure such as pavements, slopes, and foundations. In this study, a model was produced in GeoStudio 2012 to show how infiltration from a rain garden can affect slope stability. Decreases in slope stability from rain garden infiltration were quantifiable, implying that these types of models should be considered during the design phase of retrofit rain gardens because engineers that designed existing infrastructure likely did not consider additional infiltration from green infrastructure.
Effect of Infiltration from Retrofit Rain Gardens on Slope Stability
Zukowski, Zachary (author) / Welker, Andrea L. (author)
Geotechnical Frontiers 2017 ; 2017 ; Orlando, Florida
Geotechnical Frontiers 2017 ; 194-202
2017-03-30
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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