Document Type : Original Article

Author

• Sahar Jalili

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah ,Iran

Abstract

The stabilization of landslides is one of the most important branches of geotechnical engineering. The occurrence of instability and sliding in both natural and artificial slopes is a phenomenon that frequently occurs in Iran and many parts of the world. Slope failure can happen under natural conditions, solely due to the weight of the unstable mass, or it can be triggered by dynamic factors such as earthquakes. Nowadays, various methods exist for stabilizing slopes and reducing their lateral displacement, which one of them is the use of concrete nails. Slope stabilization depends on the balance between driving and resisting forces, which can be achieved by reducing the driving forces, increasing the resisting forces, or both of them. In this research, the effect of concrete nails on the stabilization of slopes and the reduction of their deformation under dynamic loading conditions, using the finite element software ABAQUS has been studied. Additionally, the impact of some parameters such as the spacing, length, and diameter of the nails on the stability of the slope has been investigated. The results of the analysis show that the use of nails plays a significant role in reducing both the horizontal and vertical displacement of the slope.

Keywords

• Slope Stabilization
• Numerical Modeling
• Nail
• Dynamic Analysis
• ABAQUS

Main Subjects

• Modeling in Civil Engineering