Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/9935
Title: Investigation of the mechanism and causes of Serdarlı District landslide (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus - TRNC)
Authors: Atalar, C.
Kumsar, H.
Aydan, Ö.
Ulusay, R.
Kılıç, R.
Keywords: Pore pressure
Pressure distribution
Roads and streets
Safety factor
System stability
Water
Factor of safety
Failure surface
Limiting equilibrium method
Mountain ranges
Pore-water pressures
Slope instability
Slope-forming materials
Stability assessment
Landslides
Publisher: International Society for Rock Mechanics
Abstract: This study includes investigation of the mechanism and reasons of a landslide which blocked a road to transportation and took place 500 m NE of Ergenekon village of Serdarlı District located on the southern slopes of Beşparmak Mountain Range in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The failure surface developed within a mélange formation during a rainy season and resulted in buckling of the road by about 2 m. Different limiting equilibrium methods and discrete finite element methods (DFEM) were used for the assessment of the slope instability. The factor of safety of the slope changes between 1.22 and 1.26 when the slope is dry. The results showed that the slope failure may occur when the pore water pressure coefficient has a value between 0.25 and 0.35. A failure surface, combination of discontinuities with tectonic origin, was assumed for the stability assessment of the slope by using DFEM analyses. The results indicated that the slope becomes unstable when pore water pressure coefficient in the slope forming material becomes 0.4. © 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, London
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/9935
ISBN: 9781138032651
Appears in Collections:Mühendislik Fakültesi Koleksiyonu
Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection
WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

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