Abstract Infiltration into soil slopes is a fundamental concern in civil engineering. Rainfall infiltration leads to changes pore-water pressure and reduces matric suction soils, making it one of the main triggers slope failure (Ali et al. Comput Geotech 61:341–354, 2014; Wu Hydro-mechanical analysis rainfall-induced landslides. Springer, 2020). Slope instabilities caused by water are called la...

The bearing capacity of unsaturated soft soil foundations is affected by natural or artificial hard crust, due to the stress diffusion and closure effect. Based on triple-shear unified solution shear strength for soil, analytical solutions critical edge load with crust are derived consideration lateral pressure coefficient ...

Capillary rise tests were conducted on soil columns containing of three layers sandy soils with coarser over finer to investigate the effect relatively interlayer. The capillary height, rate, and water distribution observed in laboratory four layered columns, two homogeneous (without interlayer) serving as controls. final maximum height column interlayer was larger than that without when laid a...

Shallow landslides triggered by heavy rainfalls have caused casualties and economic losses to domestic infrastructures industries worldwide. Rainfall mainly reduces the soil matric suction shear resistance, resulting in shallow landslides. Vegetation is an eco-friendly cost-effective method for stabilizing slopes prone This research aims investigate hydrological mechanical effects of vegetation...