Landslide Analysis of River Bank Affected by Water Level Fluctuation II

저수위 변동에 영향을 받는 강기슭의 산사태 해석 II

  • Received : 2010.09.10
  • Accepted : 2010.09.25
  • Published : 2010.09.30

Abstract

The change of water level in reservoirs is an important factor causing failure of bank slopes, i.e. landslide. The water level of Three Gorges reservoir in China fluctuate between 145 m and 175 m, as a matter of flood control. During its normal operational state, the rate of water level fluctuation is supposed to range from 0.67 m/d to 3.0 m/d. Majiagou slope is located on the left bank of Zhaxi River, 2.1 km up from the outlet. Zhaxi River is a tributary of the Yangtze River within the Three Gorges area, of which the water level changes with the reservoir. At the back of Majiagou slope, a 20 m long and 3~10 cm wide fissure developed just after the reservoir water level rose from 95 m to 135 m in 2003. This big fissure was a full suggestion of potential failure of this slope. In this study, the pore water pressure files obtained from seepage analysis were used to evaluate the change in factor of safety (FS) with reservoir water level. Slope stability analyses then were carried out, with fully specified slip surface and limit equilibrium method. In the limit equilibrium analysis, the contribution of negative pore water pressure to shear strength was considered by the use of Fredlund's shear strength equation for unsaturated soils. On the base of the analyses, the change of FS with reservoir water level was interpreted in detail. It was found that FS against bank slopes decreases with the rise of the reservoir water level and increases with the drawdown of the reservoir water level. The most dangerous state was when the reservoir water level stays at the highest for a long time.

저수지의 수위변화는 저수지 주변 강기슭 사면파괴의 주요 요인이다. 중국의 삼협댐 저수위는 홍수량 조절을 위해 145m와 175m사이에서 변화한다. 삼협댐 저수위의 정상적 운영상태에서 저수위 변동속도는 0.67m~3.0m의 범위에 있다. 마지아고 사면은 자시강의 2.1km 상류 좌측기슭에 위치한다. 자시강은 삼협지역내에 있는 양츠강의 지류이다. 2003년 저수위가 95m에서 135m로 상승한 직후, 마지아고 사면의 후면부에서 길이 20m, 폭 3~10의 균열이 발생하였다. 지금은 균열 보수 후 특별한 징후는 보이지 않고는 있으나, 이 큰 균열은 마지아고 사면의 산사태 가능성을 암시하고 있었다. 이 연구에서는 침투해석에서 얻어진 간극수압을 저수위 변동에 따른 안전율 변화를 평가하기 위해 사용되었다. 안전율 평가는 한계평형해석에 의한 사면안정해석에 의해 수행되었다. 한계평형해석에서 전단강도에 미치는 부의 간극수압 효과는 불포화 흙에 대한 프레드런드의 전단강도식을 사용하여 고려하였다. 연구결과 강기슭사면의 안전율은 저수위의 상승, 하강에 따라 감소와 증가의 경향을 보이나, 가장 위험한 상태는 저수위가 최대높이를 장기간 유지할 때인 것으로 나타났다.

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