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Establishing the magnitude of landslide triggering rainstorm events within the Cayaguas river watershed: a proposed methodology

dc.contributor.advisor Pando-López, Miguel A.
dc.contributor.author Fernós-Jones, Ricardo
dc.contributor.college College of Engineering en_US
dc.contributor.committee Harmsen, Eric
dc.contributor.committee Pagán Trinidad, Ismael
dc.contributor.department Department of Civil Engineering en_US
dc.contributor.representative Wang, Guoquan
dc.date.accessioned 2018-12-04T17:09:43Z
dc.date.available 2018-12-04T17:09:43Z
dc.date.issued 2009-12
dc.description.abstract This research study focuses on evaluating slope stability within the watershed during rainfall events. Detailed slope water flow and stability analyses were performed in order to determine the rainfall duration and intensity which most probably led the slope towards failure. Slope models were determined based on a case study slope failure and fictitious slope failures consisting of typical soils and slope angles within the watershed. Results from simulated slope failures demonstrated that these intensities were lower than those depicted by both Pando et al. (2005) and Larsen and Simon (1993) generalized landslide triggering rainfall thresholds. A lower bound threshold was defined by these intensities as i = 22.06D-0.72, where i was the triggering rainfall intensity (mm/hr) of D duration (hrs). Still, this threshold was only found reliable once an initial accumulated precipitation amount exceeded precipitation values depicted by rainstorms from Larsen and Simon (1993) threshold. en_US
dc.description.abstract Esta investigación se enfoca en evaluar la estabilidad de taludes dentro de la cuenca durante eventos de lluvia. Análisis detallados de flujo de agua y estabilidad de talud fueron llevados a cabo con el fin de determinar la duración y magnitud de lluvia que más probablemente causan inestabilidad de talues. Los modelos de taludes analizados fueron generados en base a tipos de suelos y pendientes encontradas dentro de la cuenca, para un talud con falla actual y taludes con fallas ficticioas. Los resultados de las simulaciones de esta falla de talud demostraron que las intensidades que probablemente causaron la falla eran menores que las descritas por Pando et al. (2005) y Larsen y Simon (1993) en sus respectivos umbrales. Un límite inferior del umbral se definió mediante las intensidades como i = 22.06D-0.72, donde i era la intensidad de lluvia (mm/hr) de D duración (hrs). Este umbral fue fiable sólo cuando la cantidad de acumulada de precipitación excedía los valores de precipitación descritos por el umbral de lluvias definido por Larsen y Simon (1993).
dc.description.graduationYear 2009 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/1586
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2009 Ricardo Fernós-Jones en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.subject Watershed stability en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Slopes (Soil mechanics)--Puerto Rico--Stability en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Landslides--Puerto Rico en_US
dc.title Establishing the magnitude of landslide triggering rainstorm events within the Cayaguas river watershed: a proposed methodology 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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