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Living Soil Nails to Prevent Shallow Landslides in Lateritic Soil Slopes
Slope failures due to rainfall are common nowadays in India, especially in Kerala. During the monsoon period, landslides have been reported along the residual soil slopes in many hilly districts of Kerala. Slope failures in unsaturated lateritic soil during rainfall are mainly caused by loss of suction due to the advancement of wetting front. Several methods are available for slope stabilization including structural and non-structural elements such as retaining walls, gabion walls, geosynthetic reinforcements, and soil nailing. In this study, an attempt was made to investigate the influence of living soil nails in controlling the rainfall-induced slope failures in lateritic soil. The soil used in the present study was collected from a location in Kerala, where a landslide had occurred in the year 2018. Results from the present study indicated that the living soil nails are effective in natural disaster reduction.
Living Soil Nails to Prevent Shallow Landslides in Lateritic Soil Slopes
Slope failures due to rainfall are common nowadays in India, especially in Kerala. During the monsoon period, landslides have been reported along the residual soil slopes in many hilly districts of Kerala. Slope failures in unsaturated lateritic soil during rainfall are mainly caused by loss of suction due to the advancement of wetting front. Several methods are available for slope stabilization including structural and non-structural elements such as retaining walls, gabion walls, geosynthetic reinforcements, and soil nailing. In this study, an attempt was made to investigate the influence of living soil nails in controlling the rainfall-induced slope failures in lateritic soil. The soil used in the present study was collected from a location in Kerala, where a landslide had occurred in the year 2018. Results from the present study indicated that the living soil nails are effective in natural disaster reduction.
Living Soil Nails to Prevent Shallow Landslides in Lateritic Soil Slopes
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Muthukkumaran, Kasinathan (editor) / Umashankar, Balunaini (editor) / Pitchumani, N. Kumar (editor) / Praveen, D. Anand (author) / Divya, P. V. (author)
Indian Geotechnical Conference ; 2021 ; Trichy, India
2023-02-15
12 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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