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Swelling deformations of a fully wetted slope are calculated in FLAC using the swell constitutive model. Wetting is simulated by activating the swell model. Wetting-induced strains are calculated and compared to field measurements in this example for an actual field case of a wetted fill slope.

Keywords:

• Slope Stability
• swell deformations
• Swell model
• Mohr-Coulomb model

Materials:

• Soil
• Water

Analyses:

Static