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Triggering mechanisms of a rainfall-induced residual soil slope failure

dc.contributor.advisor Pando-López, Miguel A.
dc.contributor.author Mejías-Santiago, Mariely
dc.contributor.college College of Engineering en_US
dc.contributor.committee Pagán Trinidad, Ismael
dc.contributor.committee Ramos Cabeza, Ricardo
dc.contributor.department Department of Civil Engineering en_US
dc.contributor.representative Pérez-Alegría, Luis R.
dc.date.accessioned 2018-11-21T10:37:27Z
dc.date.available 2018-11-21T10:37:27Z
dc.date.issued 2011
dc.description.abstract This MS thesis entails an experimental and analytical study of a slope failure that occurred in the city of Mayagüez after a heavy storm on June, 2005. The slope failure case history is considered a representative event of the recurring shallow landslides that often occur in residual soil slopes of Western Puerto Rico. The experimental component of this work involved field reconnaissance, surveying of the failed slope, geotechnical drilling and testing, soil sampling, laboratory testing, long term field monitoring of rainfall, soil moisture, and soil suction. The study also included laboratory tests to evaluate the soil-water characteristic curve. The research also included an analytical component to investigate the triggering mechanism of the slope failure. en_US
dc.description.abstract Esta tesis de maestría trata de un estudio experimental y analítico de un talud fallado en la ciudad de Mayagüez, PR luego de una lluvia fuerte en junio del 2005. El deslizamiento se considera como un evento representativo de los deslizamientos superficiales que ocurren frecuentemente en pendientes con suelos residuales en el oeste de Puerto Rico. El componente experimental de este trabajo envolvió reconocimiento de campo, agrimensura del talud fallado, muestreo, pruebas de laboratorio, monitoreo a largo plazo de lluvia, succión, y contenido de humedad. La investigación también incluyó un componente analítico para investigar el mecanismo de falla del talud. en_US
dc.description.graduationSemester Spring en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2011 en_US
dc.description.sponsorship NASA Puerto Rico Space Grant Consortium en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/1478
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2011 Mariely Mejías Santiago en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.subject Soil slope failure en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Slopes (Soil mechanics) en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Landslides en_US
dc.title Triggering mechanisms of a rainfall-induced residual soil slope failure en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline Civil Engineering en_US
thesis.degree.level M.S. en_US
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