In southwest of China, landslide reactivation caused by excavation has caused huge property and human losses, and posed severely threaten to the construction and operation of the man-made linear structures. A reactiva...In southwest of China, landslide reactivation caused by excavation has caused huge property and human losses, and posed severely threaten to the construction and operation of the man-made linear structures. A reactivated landslide is a complex process. The engineering practices have shown that a correct understanding of the reactivated mechanism of an ancient giant landslide is significant for the landslide mitigation. In this paper, a case study of the ancient Badu landslide that underwent multiple reactivations during the construction of Nanning-Kunming railway was discussed. The landslide characteristics are described and the reactivated features and progressive failure of the landslide are revealed. The reactivated mechanism of the landslide is analyzed by use of geological process analysis method and is simulated using the 3D FEM （finite element method）. At last, the reactivated mechanism mode of Badu giant landslide is put forward, namely ＂creeping-tensile cracking-shear breaking with zoning and grading features＂. The understanding of this kind of reactivated mechanism had helped engineers to take efficient and economic mitigation measures to stabilize the landslide.展开更多
文摘In southwest of China, landslide reactivation caused by excavation has caused huge property and human losses, and posed severely threaten to the construction and operation of the man-made linear structures. A reactivated landslide is a complex process. The engineering practices have shown that a correct understanding of the reactivated mechanism of an ancient giant landslide is significant for the landslide mitigation. In this paper, a case study of the ancient Badu landslide that underwent multiple reactivations during the construction of Nanning-Kunming railway was discussed. The landslide characteristics are described and the reactivated features and progressive failure of the landslide are revealed. The reactivated mechanism of the landslide is analyzed by use of geological process analysis method and is simulated using the 3D FEM （finite element method）. At last, the reactivated mechanism mode of Badu giant landslide is put forward, namely ＂creeping-tensile cracking-shear breaking with zoning and grading features＂. The understanding of this kind of reactivated mechanism had helped engineers to take efficient and economic mitigation measures to stabilize the landslide.
