Possible protection systems against flow-like landslides are earth dams built to stop or deviate the flow. The evaluation of impact forces on the structures is still based on oversimplified empirical approaches, which may lead to a very conservative design, with high costs and environmental impact. Numerical methods able to capture the essential features of the phenomenon can offer a valuable tool to support the design of protection measures. This paper shows the potentialities of the Material Point Method (MPM) in this field. A dry granular flow, modelled with the Mohr-Coulomb model is considered. The landslide is placed in front of the barrier with a prescribed velocity and the impact forces on the slanted face is monitored with time.

MPM simulations of the impact of fast landslides on retaining dams

Ceccato Francesca;Simonini Paolo;GIRARDI, VERONICA
2018

Abstract

Possible protection systems against flow-like landslides are earth dams built to stop or deviate the flow. The evaluation of impact forces on the structures is still based on oversimplified empirical approaches, which may lead to a very conservative design, with high costs and environmental impact. Numerical methods able to capture the essential features of the phenomenon can offer a valuable tool to support the design of protection measures. This paper shows the potentialities of the Material Point Method (MPM) in this field. A dry granular flow, modelled with the Mohr-Coulomb model is considered. The landslide is placed in front of the barrier with a prescribed velocity and the impact forces on the slanted face is monitored with time.
2018
Proceedings of China-Europe Conference on Geotechnical Engineering
978-3-319-97112-4
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