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The influence of water level fluctuation on the stability of landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir

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In order to study the influence of water level fluctuation on the stability of landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR), Xigouwan landslide was selected to be a research object to analyze its deformation mechanism as the fluctuation of the reservoir water level. Based on the long-term field monitoring of landslide, the evolution law of the surface has been studied. Based on the numerical simulation used by FLAC3D, five different water levels of TGR operating conditions are set, and the plastic zone, the factor of safety, change of displacement, and the seepage characteristics of the landslide were obtained to analyze the influence of water level fluctuation on the stability of landslide.

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This research is supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [No. 2015XKMS035] and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions [PAPD].

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  1. Key Laboratory of Geotechnical and Underground Engineering of Ministry of Education, and Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China

    Yonggang Zhang

  2. School of Resources and Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, China

    Yonggang Zhang & Shuyun Zhu

  3. China Geological Survey, Beijing, 100037, China

    Yonggang Zhang

  4. School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China

    Junkun Tan

  5. Maanshan Institute of Mining Research, Maanshan, 243000, China

    Lindan Li

  6. School of Resources & Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China

    Xiangjie Yin

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Zhang, Y., Zhu, S., Tan, J. et al. The influence of water level fluctuation on the stability of landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir. Arab J Geosci 13, 845 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-020-05828-3

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