Abstract

Rainfall and reservoir water level fluctuations are the main external factors of landslides in the Three Gorges Reservoir area. To improve the analysis of slope stability under the combined effect of reservoir water level fluctuations and rainfall, a simplified method for phreatic line calculation of slopes is proposed in this study. Based on the obtained phreatic line, the expression of normal stress on the sliding surface of the slope under the hydrodynamic forces is deduced, and a global analysis method to solve the slope safety factor under hydrodynamic force is proposed. Finally, the safety evolution of a slope in the Three Gorges Reservoir area is studied under the combined effect of reservoir water level fluctuations and rainfall.

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