Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Date (from‐to) : 2011/04 -2014/03
Author : MIURA SEIICHI, ISHIKAWA Tatsuya, KAWAMURA Shima, YOKOHAMA Shoji
The aim of this study is to reveal the failure mechanism of volcanic slopes in cold regions and to propose a prediction method on failure. To achieve the purposes, full-scale embankments were constructed under several conditions in Sapporo, Japan. A typical volcanic soil in the field was adopted as a soil material. After construction of embankments, changes in soil moisture, temperature, pore water pressure were investigated using devices such as soil moisture meters, etc. Simultaneously, a series of model tests was performed on small size slopes formed by the same material as that in the field to compare with the mechanical behavior of embankments. A series of triaxial tests was also conducted on compacted volcanic soils subjected to freeze-thaw cycles using a new apparatus. As a result, a reasonable prediction method of failure was proposed based on changes in water content, and its validity was confirmed.