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Quantitative risk assessment of rainfall-induced landslides using random finite element and material point methods (RFE-MPM) with hydro-mechanical coupling

  • X. Liu*
  • , Y. Wang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary WorksRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication)peer-review

Abstract

Rainfall-induced landslides are often a complicated multi-stage process, starting from triggering by rainfall infiltration, to landslide initiation, and post-failure large deformation of soils. Landslide risk is controlled by the whole process, because the rainfall infiltration and landslide initiation determine the landslide probability and the large deformation of soils often governs landslide consequences. However, previous probabilistic slope stability studies rarely modelled the whole landslide process from rainfall infiltration to large deformation of soils for quantitative risk assessment of landslides. This difficulty may be tackled by a random finite element and material point methods (RFE-MPM) with hydro-mechanical coupling, which utilizes a finite element method for simulation of hydromechanical responses under rainfall infiltration and slope stability analysis. After a landslide is initiated, a two-phase MPM is used for simulating post-failure large deformation of soils. The RFE-MPM method is illustrated by a slope example. Results shown that the RFE-MPM with hydro-mechanical coupling properly estimates both landslide probability and post-failure consequences, and it is a suitable tool for quantitative risk assessment of rainfall-induced landslides. © 2022 ISRERM Organizers. Published by Research Publishing, Singapore.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management (ISRERM 2022)
EditorsMichael Beer, Enrico Zio, Kok-Kwang Phoon, Bilal M. Ayyub
Place of PublicationSingapore
PublisherResearch Publishing
Pages387-391
ISBN (Print)978-981-18-5184-1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Sept 2022
Event8th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management (ISRERM 2022) - Hannover, Germany
Duration: 4 Sept 20227 Sept 2022
https://isrerm.org/

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management, ISRERM

Conference

Conference8th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management (ISRERM 2022)
PlaceGermany
CityHannover
Period4/09/227/09/22
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Research Keywords

  • quantitative risk assessment
  • landslides
  • rainfall
  • material point method
  • large deformation

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