TY - JOUR
T1 - Simulating retrogressive slope failure using two different smoothed particle finite element methods
T2 - A comparative study
AU - Jin, Yin Fu
AU - Yin, Zhen Yu
AU - Yuan, Wei Hai
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was financially supported by the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) of China (Grant No.: 15209119 , R5037-18F ).
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© 2020 Elsevier B.V.
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PY - 2020/12/20
Y1 - 2020/12/20
N2 - Various smoothed particle finite element methods (SPFEMs) have been developed to simulate large deformation problems, but their efficiency and accuracy in simulating progressive landslides in sensitive clays have remained unclear. In this study, a series of numerical analyses are carried out to investigate the development of retrogressive landslides by two SPFEMs (an edge-based strain smoothing PFEM, ESPFEM, and a node-based strain smoothing PFEM, NSPFEM) in view of their outstanding performance in large deformation analysis. A strain-softening Mohr–Coulomb (MC) model is adopted to simulate the behaviour of sensitive clays during landslide, assuming a Poisson's ratio of 0.49 to ensure undrained conditions. The influence of mesh density on the development of retrogressive failure is evaluated for two SPFEMs. Numerical analyses of three mesh sizes (0.2 m, 0.15 m and 0.12 m) are carried out sequentially, with all results demonstrating that (1) the spread retrogressive landslides with horsts and grabens can be achieved by both SPFEMs with the adopted soil model, (2) run-out and retrogression distances decrease as mesh density increases for both methods, (3) retrogressive collapse occurs earlier for ESPFEM but is delayed for NSPFEM with increased mesh density, (4) NSPFEM allows faster calculations and reduces mesh dependency problems when compared with ESPFEM and (5) the increase of shape factor can accelerate retrogressive evolution of landslides. Finally, a real landslide in sensitive clay at Sainte-Monique, Quebec, is simulated to demonstrate ESPFEM's computational efficiency and accuracy.
AB - Various smoothed particle finite element methods (SPFEMs) have been developed to simulate large deformation problems, but their efficiency and accuracy in simulating progressive landslides in sensitive clays have remained unclear. In this study, a series of numerical analyses are carried out to investigate the development of retrogressive landslides by two SPFEMs (an edge-based strain smoothing PFEM, ESPFEM, and a node-based strain smoothing PFEM, NSPFEM) in view of their outstanding performance in large deformation analysis. A strain-softening Mohr–Coulomb (MC) model is adopted to simulate the behaviour of sensitive clays during landslide, assuming a Poisson's ratio of 0.49 to ensure undrained conditions. The influence of mesh density on the development of retrogressive failure is evaluated for two SPFEMs. Numerical analyses of three mesh sizes (0.2 m, 0.15 m and 0.12 m) are carried out sequentially, with all results demonstrating that (1) the spread retrogressive landslides with horsts and grabens can be achieved by both SPFEMs with the adopted soil model, (2) run-out and retrogression distances decrease as mesh density increases for both methods, (3) retrogressive collapse occurs earlier for ESPFEM but is delayed for NSPFEM with increased mesh density, (4) NSPFEM allows faster calculations and reduces mesh dependency problems when compared with ESPFEM and (5) the increase of shape factor can accelerate retrogressive evolution of landslides. Finally, a real landslide in sensitive clay at Sainte-Monique, Quebec, is simulated to demonstrate ESPFEM's computational efficiency and accuracy.
KW - Landslide
KW - Large deformation
KW - Particle finite element method
KW - Retrogressive failure
KW - Sensitive clay
KW - Strain smoothing
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U2 - 10.1016/j.enggeo.2020.105870
DO - 10.1016/j.enggeo.2020.105870
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85093982552
VL - 279
JO - Engineering Geology
JF - Engineering Geology
SN - 0013-7952
M1 - 105870
ER -