Rainfall Infiltration in Unsaturated Soil Slope Failure

This is an open access book. The aim of this book is to provide a thorough grounding in rainfall-induced landslides from three aspects: the coupling effect of hydraulic and mechanic; the analytical, numerical, and physical simulation methods, and the controlling factors underlying the problem of rainfall-induced landslides. The improved numerical methods, nonlinear, and linear iterative methods which can be used to address the related unsaturated infiltration problems are also presented. This book is an essential reading for researchers and graduate students who are interested in rainfall infiltration, landslides, slope stability, and geohazards in fields of civil engineering, engineering geology, and earth science. The book is written to guide professional engineers and practitioners in slope engineering and geohazard management. This book can enhance their understanding of rainfall-induced landslides, help them analyze a specific problem, prevent landslides, and design engineering slopes according to the local soil and climate conditions.

Author Biography

 
Professor Lizhou Wu is a full professor at Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, China. He received his Ph.D. degree in Geology Engineering from Chengdu University of Technology. His research focuses on geotechnical engineering and engineering geology, particularly soil mechanics for unsaturated slopes, rainfall-induced landslides and rock fracture.
Professor Jianting Zhou is a Changjiang Scholar at Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, China.