Geotechnical forensic investigation of a slope failure on silty clay soil—A case study

doi:10.1007/s11709-020-0610-y

Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering

2020, Vol. 14

Issue (2): 501-517 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-020-0610-y

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Geotechnical forensic investigation of a slope failure on silty clay soil—A case study

Mohammad Abubakar NAVEED¹, Zulfiqar ALI^1,²(

), Abdul QADIR¹, Umar Naveed LATIF¹, Saad HAMID¹, Umar SARWAR¹

¹. Military College of Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Risalpur 24080, Pakistan
². School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaibe 5096, Australia

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Qila Bala Hisar is one of the noteworthy places of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The fort was constructed on a filled ground during the 18th century and it was renovated several times by the occupants ever since. Recently, due to an earthquake of magnitude 7.3, the upper part of the south-western wall of the fort collapsed. The collapse of the wall was attributed to the failure of the retained slope. This research was undertaken to characterize the slope material, study causal factors of failure and evaluate remedial strategy. The investigation involved conventional field and laboratory testing and geophysical investigation using electrical resistivity technique to evaluate the nature of stratum. Also, X-ray Diffraction and Scanning Electron Microscopy was used to study the slope material at a molecular level to evaluate the existence of swelling potential. The analysis has shown that excessive seepage of water caused by the poor maintenance of runoff and sewage drains is the causal factor triggered by the seismic event. A remedial strategy involving soil nails, micro piles and improvement of the surface drainage is recommended.

Key words： forensic geotechnical investigation slope failure slope analysis finite element method numerical analysis seismic loading Qila Bala Hisar

收稿日期: 2019-02-04 出版日期: 2020-05-08

Corresponding Author(s): Zulfiqar ALI

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. [J]. Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, 2020, 14(2): 501-517.
Mohammad Abubakar NAVEED, Zulfiqar ALI, Abdul QADIR, Umar Naveed LATIF, Saad HAMID, Umar SARWAR. Geotechnical forensic investigation of a slope failure on silty clay soil—A case study. Front. Struct. Civ. Eng., 2020, 14(2): 501-517.

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