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Abstract
BackgroundWith the increased frequency of extreme weather, landslides induced by extremely heavy rainfall pose a major threat to human lives and property safety. In July 2020, a landslide occurred in the strongly weathered Laoshan Scenic Spot in Qingdao, China, and a short period of heavy rainfall was the main factor inducing the landslide.MethodBased on the similarity criterion, three groups of laboratory model tests under different extreme rainfall conditions were conducted using a large landslide model test box. The rainfall infiltration responses under different rainfall intensities, deformation processes, and failure modes of the slope were analyzed. The inducing mechanism and rainfall disaster process of granite landslides induced by extreme rainfall in strongly weathered areas were summarized.ResultThe results showed that (1) a completely weathered granite landslide induced by rainfall had four stages, i.e., infiltration erosion, surface deformation, damage deepening, and overall instability, and the landslide was characterized by "sheet slip". (2) With greater rainfall intensities, the rainfall infiltration rate was higher, the changes in soil pressure, pore water pressure, water content, and matrix suction were faster, and the hysteresis effect was weaker. (3) A certain spatial distribution pattern was observed between slope deformation/damage and rainfall infiltration, and the research results could provide references for landslide warning and treatment in strongly weathered granite areas.
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