Research Article
Finite Element and Vulnerability Analyses of a Building Failure due to Landslide in Kaithakunda, Kerala, India
Table 1
Properties of soil and rock.
| Property | Layer 1—soil | Layer 2—soil | Layer 3—rock |
| Specific gravity (G) | 2.48 | 2.57 | — | Liquid limit () (%) | 49 | 49 | — | Plastic limit () (%) | 34 | 29 | — | Plasticity index (Ip) (%) | 15 | 20 | — | Soil classification | SM | SM | Soft rock | Coefficient of permeability (k) (m/s) | 5.54 × 10−8 | 1.88 × 10−7 | — | Effective cohesion (c′) (kN/m2) | 10.90 | 9.86 | 0 | Effective friction angle (φ′) (°) | 20.06 | 22.10 | 55 | Elastic modulus (E) (kN/m2) | 14 × 103 | 16 × 103 | 70 × 103 | Poisson’s ratio (ν) | 0.325 | 0.325 | 0.35 | Dry unit weight (γ) (kN/m3) | 18.55 | 19.90 | 26 | Dilatancy angle (ψ) (°) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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